# CVE-2015-1326: python-dbusmock arbitrary code execution or file overwrite when templates are loaded from /tmp

- Also known as: PYSEC-2019-155, GHSA-74XW-82V7-HMRM
- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.15.1
- Published: 2019-04-22 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Ubuntu python-dbusmock: fixed in 0.15.1
- python-dbusmock (PyPI): fixed in 0.15.1

## Description

python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ubuntu python-dbusmock, python-dbusmock, upgrade to a fixed version (0.15.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/martinpitt/python-dbusmock/commit/4e7d0df9093

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