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Ubuntu 19.04: USN-4106-1 Moderate: NLTK File Overwrite Risk

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Calendar Grey August 20, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4106-1 addresses a NLTK flaw that could lead to file overwrites; users are advised to upgrade to ensure safety.
NLTK could be made to overwrite files.

Summary

NLTK could be made to overwrite files.

Software Description:

- nltk: Python libraries for natural language processing

Details:

Mike Salvatore discovered that NLTK mishandled crafted ZIP archives during

extraction. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to write

arbitrary files to the filesystem

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate file overwrite Ubuntu software fix malicious files NLTK

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  python-nltk                     3.4-1ubuntu0.1
  python3-nltk                    3.4-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python-nltk                     3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1
  python3-nltk                    3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-nltk                     3.1-1ubuntu0.1
  python3-nltk                    3.1-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4106-1

CVE-2019-14751

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August 20, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate file overwrite Ubuntu software fix malicious files NLTK

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nltk/3.4-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nltk/3.2.5-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nltk/3.1-1ubuntu0.1

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