Security context
What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.
stub42/pytz
master @ 45957c5
2
Fixes
0
CVEs
HIGH
Peak severity
Highlights
Buffer Overflow: 1 prior fix. Scrutinize any change in this area.
localtime.c: most-fixed (1 issue). Treat as high-risk during review.
1 high-severity fix in this history; regressions here are high-impact.
Recurring patterns
The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.
Path Traversal: Insecure resolution of the TZ environment variable can allow directory traversal, potentially leading to unauthorized file access during timezone-related operations. Strict input sanitization and verification of target directories must be enforced during path resolution.
Buffer Overflow: The zic timezone compiler is susceptible to buffer and integer overflows when processing maliciously crafted timezone files or input. Robust boundary checks on buffer sizes must be maintained during compilation operations to prevent memory corruption.