CVE-2024-39705

EUVD-2024-0118
NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example, averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 93%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
nltknltk
𝑥
≤ 3.8.1
ADP
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
nltk
bookworm
postponed
bullseye
postponed
forky
3.9.1-2
fixed
sid
3.9.1-2
fixed
trixie
3.9.1-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
nltk
bionic
ignored
focal
ignored
jammy
ignored
mantic
ignored
noble
ignored
oracular
ignored
trusty
ignored
xenial
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/2522
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/3266
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rce-in-python-nltk-cve-2024-39705-39706
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/2522
https://github.com/nltk/nltk/issues/3266
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rce-in-python-nltk-cve-2024-39705-39706