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ipykernel

Artifact:
latest
Top 1k
IPython Kernel for Jupyter
License: Permissive (BSD-3-Clause)
Published: 3 months ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
1 severe vulnerabilities exploited
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
No evidence of malware inclusion

Popularity

1.59B
Total Downloads
1
Contributor
19
Declared Dependencies
4.51k
Dependents

Top issues

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Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known severe vulnerabilities. Available threat intelligence telemetry has confirmed that the reported high or critical severity vulnerabilities are actively being exploited by malicious actors.

Prevalence in PyPI community

35 packages
found in
Top 100
210 packages
found in
Top 1k
1787 packages
found in
Top 10k
86.39k packages
in community

Next steps

We strongly advise updating the component to the latest version.
If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as high severity.

Prevalence in PyPI community

42 packages
found in
Top 100
278 packages
found in
Top 1k
1960 packages
found in
Top 10k
77.08k packages
in community

Next steps

Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.
Update the component to the latest version.
If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

Top behaviors

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Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
34 packages
found in
Top 100
186 packages
found in
Top 1k
1071 packages
found in
Top 10k
27.02k packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
39 packages
found in
Top 100
252 packages
found in
Top 1k
1477 packages
found in
Top 10k
53.15k packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
69 packages
found in
Top 100
506 packages
found in
Top 1k
3612 packages
found in
Top 10k
163.85k packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
67 packages
found in
Top 100
525 packages
found in
Top 1k
4055 packages
found in
Top 10k
154.83k packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
68 packages
found in
Top 100
540 packages
found in
Top 1k
3680 packages
found in
Top 10k
150.76k packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

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Vulnerability Exploitation Lifecycle
(1 Active Vulnerabilities)
None
1 (1 Fixable)
CVE-2023-24816h
None
None
Exploits Unknown
Exploits Exist
Exploited by Malware
Patching Mandated

FAQ for ipykernel

What is ipykernel?

IPython Kernel for Jupyter.

Is ipykernel malicious or is it safe to use?

The Python package ipykernel was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is downloaded and used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details.

Is ipykernel popular?

The Python package ipykernel ranks among the top 1000 projects in this community. It has 2B recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure ipykernel once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how ipykernel behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a ipykernel version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

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