Apache PyArrow up to 14.0.0 IPC deserialization

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apache PyArrow up to 14.0.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component IPC Handler. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-47248. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache PyArrow up to 14.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component IPC Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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). This vulnerability only affects PyArrow, not other Apache Arrow implementations or bindings. It 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. If it is not possible to upgrade, we provide a separate package `pyarrow-hotfix` that disables the vulnerability on older PyArrow versions. See https://pypi.org/project/pyarrow-hotfix/ for instructions.

The weakness was shared 11/09/2023. The advisory is shared at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-47248 since 11/04/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/14/2025).

Upgrading to version 14.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Apache

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• PyArrow

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• 14.0

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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