MAL-2024-12335

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/random-security-test-pkg/MAL-2024-12335.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2024-12335
Published
2024-11-17T23:42:58Z
Modified
2025-12-12T20:40:23.412953Z
Summary
Malicious code in random-security-test-pkg (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (8d5e8dadc66c780e3fc3351cf55a305fe623b46a48e96847a7da95ea0e5ec211)

During installation, the obfuscated code attempts to exfiltrate basic information about the host. There is no other purpose of the package

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: 2024-11-funkymonkeypkg

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

Database specific 
{
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            "modified_time": "2024-11-17T23:42:58Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "sha256": "cc6022d04ac80b0a1294c56d898b7b544ce97e850e783a3ca95478134e170390",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-funkymonkeypkg/random-security-test-pkg"
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.547392853Z",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-17T23:42:58Z",
            "ranges": [
                {
                    "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
                    "events": [
                        {
                            "introduced": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "sha256": "8d5e8dadc66c780e3fc3351cf55a305fe623b46a48e96847a7da95ea0e5ec211",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-funkymonkeypkg/random-security-test-pkg"
        },
        {
            "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.648187958Z",
            "modified_time": "2024-11-17T23:42:58Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.1.0",
                "1.1.3"
            ],
            "source": "kam193",
            "sha256": "ca43b90269074c42155d5d320d840f23ffcb1a553edbc389a2cad521f7f8ffaf",
            "id": "pypi/2024-11-funkymonkeypkg/random-security-test-pkg"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / random-security-test-pkg

Package

Name
random-security-test-pkg
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Purl
pkg:pypi/random-security-test-pkg

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.1.0
1.1.3

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/random-security-test-pkg/MAL-2024-12335.json"