Vulnerability · Published Jan 28, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-8315
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the python3 package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Python (CPython) 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1, an insecure dependency load upon launch on Windows 7 may result in an attacker's copy of api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll being loaded and used instead of the system's copy. Windows 8 and later are unaffected.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | python3 | 3.8.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8315 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | python3 | 3.8.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8315 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | python3 | 3.8.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8315 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | python3 | 3.8.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8315 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | python3 | 3.8.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8315 |