CVE-2023-47248: PyArrow Arbitrary Code Execution When Loading Vulnerability
CRITICALCVE-2023-47248 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) arbitrary code execution when loading vulnerability (CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data) affecting PyArrow libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves arbitrary code execution when loading a malicious data file. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 14.0.1.
CVE-2023-47248 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 9.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2023-47248
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected PyArrow dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install pyarrow>=14.0.1Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show pyarrowHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2023-47248, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show pyarrowAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of PyArrow in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 14.0.1), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show pyarrow command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data, where the product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid. In PyArrow, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-47248 Affected PyArrow Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
pyarrow
|
PyPI |
≥ 0.14.0
< 14.0.1
|
14.0.1
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"modified" : "2024-10-21T20:52:56Z",
"published" : "2023-11-09T09:30:26Z",
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"summary" : "PyArrow: Arbitrary code execution when loading a malicious data file",
"details" : "Deserialization of untrusted data in IPC and Parquet readers in PyArrow versions 0.14.0 to 14.0.0 allows arbitrary code execution. An application is vulnerable if it reads Arrow IPC, Feather or Parquet data from untrusted sources (for example user-supplied input files).\n\nThis vulnerability only affects PyArrow, not other Apache Arrow implementations or bindings.\n\nIt is recommended that users of PyArrow upgrade to 14.0.1. Similarly, it is recommended that downstream libraries upgrade their dependency requirements to PyArrow 14.0.1 or later. PyPI packages are already available, and we hope that conda-forge packages will be available soon.\n\nIf it is not possible to upgrade, maintainers provide a separate package `pyarrow-hotfix` that disables the vulnerability on older PyArrow versions. See https://pypi.org/project/pyarrow-hotfix/ for instructions.",
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