Is pyarrow affected by CVE-2024-52338?

PyPI pyarrow is affected in >=4.0.0 <17.0.0.

Is CVE-2024-52338 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 2.3%.

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CVE-2024-52338

Q: Is CVE-2024-52338 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 2.3%.

PyPI · pyarrow

Summary

Deserialization of untrusted data in IPC and Parquet readers in the Apache Arrow R package versions 4.0.0 through 16.1.0 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). Thi

Severity: medium
EPSS: 2.3% (p81)
Also known as: PYSEC-2024-161
Published: 2024-11-28

References

https://github.com/apache/arrow/commit/801de2fbcf5bcbce0c019ed4b35ff3fc863b141b
https://lists.apache.org/thread/0rcbvj1gdp15lvm23zm601tjpq0k25vt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/28/3

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