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BREW-FLIT-CVE-2009-5042 (GHSA-CG75-6938-WX58)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 16:47 – Updated: 2026-09-09 23:58 – Source website

Summary

python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files

Details

python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files.

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

9.3 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

URL

Type

	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5042	ADVISORY
	https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug…	WEB
	https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cg75-6938-wx58	ADVISORY
	https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/ma…	WEB
	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2…	WEB

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "resource": "docutils",
        "resource_purl": "pkg:pypi/docutils@0.23",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "0.6"
      },
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        "name": "flit",
        "purl": "pkg:brew/flit"
      },
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        "subject_version": "0.23"
      }
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  },
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  "id": "BREW-flit-CVE-2009-5042",
  "modified": "2026-09-09T23:58:04Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:47:29Z",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    }
  ],
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    "GHSA-cg75-6938-wx58",
    "CVE-2009-5042",
    "PYSEC-2019-176"
  ]
}

CVE-2009-5042 (GCVE-0-2009-5042)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-31 15:40 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:24

Summary

python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2…	x_refsource_MISC

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GHSA-CG75-6938-WX58

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-03-13 20:04 – Updated: 2024-09-20 14:58

Summary

python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files

Details

python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files.

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "docutils"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.5"
            },
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              "fixed": "0.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-5042"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-668"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-03-13T20:03:40Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files.",
  "id": "GHSA-cg75-6938-wx58",
  "modified": "2024-09-20T14:58:26Z",
  "published": "2020-03-13T20:04:51Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560755"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cg75-6938-wx58"
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    },
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files"
}

PYSEC-2019-176

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2019-10-31 16:15 - Updated: 2021-08-27 03:42

Details

python-docutils allows insecure usage of temporary files

Impacted products

Name	purl
docutils	pkg:pypi/docutils

Aliases

JSON

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "docutils",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/docutils"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.5"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.5"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "CVE-2009-5042",
    "GHSA-cg75-6938-wx58"
  ],
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  "id": "PYSEC-2019-176",
  "modified": "2021-08-27T03:42:08.729631Z",
  "published": "2019-10-31T16:15:00Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-5042"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cg75-6938-wx58"
    }
  ]
}

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BREW-FLIT-CVE-2009-5042 (GHSA-CG75-6938-WX58)

CVE-2009-5042 (GCVE-0-2009-5042)

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