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gh-99889: Fix directory traversal security flaw in uu.decode() #104096

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also check absolute paths and os.altsep
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gpshead authored May 9, 2023
commit 5791bd6cd32c13e5a6e33b854190b836f9e2cb36
11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions 11 Lib/uu.py
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Expand Up @@ -133,9 +133,14 @@ def decode(in_file, out_file=None, mode=None, quiet=False):
# If the filename isn't ASCII, what's up with that?!?
out_file = hdrfields[2].rstrip(b' \t\r\n\f').decode("ascii")
if os.path.exists(out_file):
raise Error('Cannot overwrite existing file: %s' % out_file)
if '../' in out_file:
raise Error('Writing to %s would result in directory traversal' % out_file)
raise Error(f'Cannot overwrite existing file: {out_file}')
if (out_file.startswith(os.sep) or
f'..{os.sep}' in out_file or (
os.altsep and
(out_file.startswith(os.altsep) or
f'..{os.altsep}' in out_file))
):
raise Error(f'Refusing to write to {out_file} due to directory traversal')
if mode is None:
mode = int(hdrfields[1], 8)
#
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