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componentpython3-ply
Name
python3-ply
Version
3.11
Type
library
Description
Python Lex and Yacc
Licenses
BSD-3-Clause
PURL
-
CPE
cpe:2.3:*:dabeaz:ply:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Other Versions#


Project
Branch
Version
kirkstone
3.11
scarthgap
3.11

Vulnerabilities#


Name
Analysis
Description
Exploitable
An undocumented and unsafe feature in the PLY (Python Lex-Yacc) library 3.11 allows Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the `picklefile` parameter in the `yacc()` function. This parameter accepts a `.pkl` file that is deserialized with `pickle.load()` without validation. Because `pickle` allows execution of embedded code via `__reduce__()`, an attacker can achieve code execution by passing a malicious pickle file. The parameter is not mentioned in official documentation or the GitHub repository, yet it is active in the PyPI version. This introduces a stealthy backdoor and persistence risk. NOTE: A third-party states that this vulnerability should be rejected because the proof of concept does not demonstrate arbitrary code execution and fails to complete successfully.