MAL-2024-12283

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hello-bozzo2/MAL-2024-12283.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12283
Published
2024-08-23T22:55:41Z
Modified
2026-03-17T23:01:41.746023Z
Summary
Malicious code in hello-bozzo2 (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (96e02710356e7f0a4dee853d165a2d18a0a4addad3a07c397e495f61f6bc92fa)

Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: GENERIC-simple-tests

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Database specific 
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        {
            "sha256": "709073a1b8981b5a55e03d50a8a719f4d724c912346b655df13bb00cc4f90ba4",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hello-bozzo2",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.089143243Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "96e02710356e7f0a4dee853d165a2d18a0a4addad3a07c397e495f61f6bc92fa",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hello-bozzo2",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.278424522Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "130fd6e9fa0d6e562becaebc0fd1b3a37765ffa00b842bafee60ffbe503066fc",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2024-08-23T22:55:41Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hello-bozzo2",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.3"
            ],
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.415200987Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "66062873aaad48ddad163373f6dd3a8a5a5a750ca3fc13c905dc0ca76db09fa2",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-20T22:00:13.879501Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hello-bozzo2",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.3"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-02-20T22:08:37.13739465Z"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "552975114062da9797ca0ff5a575e3c948832f4b1c7c385fa7b6a8998d7c23a7",
            "source": "kam193",
            "modified_time": "2026-02-20T22:00:13.879501Z",
            "id": "pypi/GENERIC-simple-tests/hello-bozzo2",
            "versions": [
                "1.2.3"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-03-17T22:46:38.48157118Z"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / hello-bozzo2

Package

Name
hello-bozzo2
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Purl
pkg:pypi/hello-bozzo2

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.3

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hello-bozzo2/MAL-2024-12283.json"