MAL-2023-2708

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    MAL-2023-2708

    Published: 25 Feb 2023Last Modified: 24 Aug 2023

    Summary: Malicious code in encodecontrol (PyPI)

    Details: Source: checkmarx (08c778b3cbf9741a1d66a136ede5829402de2043ba9fde3bf2691560e0f8684f) EsqueleSquad group published nearly 6000 malicious PyPi and NPM packages, executing spyware and information-stealing malware

    References: https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/the-skeleton-squad-tracing-the-origins-and-scope-of-5000-malicious-packages-on-pypi-7516c16e4da9

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: encodecontrol

    Purl: pkg:pypi/encodecontrol

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    MAL-2023-2708 | CVE-DB