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digicatM to blueteamsecEnglish · 5 months ago

PyPitfall: Dependency Chaos and Software Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in Python

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PyPitfall: Dependency Chaos and Software Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in Python

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Python software development heavily relies on third-party packages. Direct and transitive dependencies create a labyrinth of software supply chains. While it is convenient to reuse code, vulnerabilities within these dependency chains can propagate through dependencies, potentially affecting down-stream packages and applications. PyPI, the official Python package repository, hosts many packages and lacks a comprehensive analysis of the prevalence of vulnerable dependencies. This paper introduces PyPitfall, a quantitative analysis of vulnerable dependencies across the PyPI ecosystem. We analyzed the dependency structures of 378,573 PyPI packages and identified 4,655 packages that explicitly require at least one known-vulnerable version and 141,044 packages that permit vulnerable versions within specified ranges. By characterizing the ecosystem-wide dependency landscape and the security impact of transitive dependencies, we aim to raise awareness of Python software supply chain security.
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