[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.4 -> default): Issue #22885: Fixed arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the dbm.dumb

[serhiy.storchaka]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/cf6a62b0ef3b
changeset:   94640:cf6a62b0ef3b
parent:      94637:b15a5f239e8a
parent:      94639:693bf15b4314
user:        Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com>
date:        Mon Feb 16 00:32:41 2015 +0200
summary:
  Issue #22885: Fixed arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the dbm.dumb
module.  Original patch by Claudiu Popa.

files:
  Lib/dbm/dumb.py           |  3 ++-
  Lib/test/test_dbm_dumb.py |  9 +++++++++
  Misc/NEWS                 |  3 +++
  3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/dbm/dumb.py b/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
--- a/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
+++ b/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 """
 
+import ast as _ast
 import io as _io
 import os as _os
 import collections
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
             with f:
                 for line in f:
                     line = line.rstrip()
-                    key, pos_and_siz_pair = eval(line)
+                    key, pos_and_siz_pair = _ast.literal_eval(line)
                     key = key.encode('Latin-1')
                     self._index[key] = pos_and_siz_pair
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_dbm_dumb.py b/Lib/test/test_dbm_dumb.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_dbm_dumb.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_dbm_dumb.py
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@
         with dumbdbm.open(_fname, 'n') as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.keys(), [])
 
+    def test_eval(self):
+        with open(_fname + '.dir', 'w') as stream:
+            stream.write("str(print('Hacked!')), 0\n")
+        with support.captured_stdout() as stdout:
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                with dumbdbm.open(_fname) as f:
+                    pass
+            self.assertEqual(stdout.getvalue(), '')
+
     def tearDown(self):
         _delete_files()
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #22885: Fixed arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the dbm.dumb
+  module.  Original patch by Claudiu Popa.
+
 - Issue #23239: ssl.match_hostname() now supports matching of IP addresses.
 
 - Issue #23146: Fix mishandling of absolute Windows paths with forward

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython