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libgfortran5

Artifact:
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A useful Python package
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: 5 days ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
1 malware-like behaviors found
Malware
No evidence of malware inclusion

Popularity

570
Total Downloads
1
Contributor
0
Declared Dependencies
4
Dependents

Top issues

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Problem

Software components contain executable code that performs actions implemented during its development. These actions are called behaviors. In the analysis report, behaviors are presented as human-readable descriptions that best match the underlying code intent. While most behaviors are benign, some are exclusively used by malicious software with the intent to cause harm. When a software package matches behavior traits of malicious software, it becomes flagged by security solutions. It is highly likely that the software package was tampered with by a malicious actor or a rogue insider.

Prevalence in PyPI community

0 packages
found in
Top 100
0 packages
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Top 1k
0 packages
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Top 10k
26 packages
in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections.
Investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed.
In the case this behavior is intended, rewrite the flagged code without using the malware-like behaviors.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Open source communities depend on the work of thousands of software developers that volunteer their time to maintain software components. While the majority of open source contributors are altruistic and trustworthy, some software developers are also members of security research or bug bounty programs. Researchers that participate in bug bounty programs develop applications that leak sensitive environment information to prove that they've successfully bypassed security mechanisms. Code written by these software developers should be put under a higher degree of scrutiny, and their code should never appear in software packages intended for release.

Prevalence in PyPI community

0 packages
found in
Top 100
0 packages
found in
Top 1k
0 packages
found in
Top 10k
78 packages
in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections.
Investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed.
Consider removing the software component.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community, it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of being the first to try out a new project lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in PyPI community

No prevalence information at this time

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Open source communities depend on the work of thousands of software developers that volunteer their time to maintain software components. Software developers build up the reputation of their open source projects by developing in public. Modern source code repositories have many social features that allow software developers to handle bug reports, have discussions with their users, and convey reaching significant project milestones. It is uncommon to find open source projects that omit linking their component to a publicly accessible source code repository.

Prevalence in PyPI community

No prevalence information at this time

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Top behaviors

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Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior exclusively used by malicious software (Malicious)
Behavior uncommon for this community (Uncommon)
0 packages
found in
Top 100
0 packages
found in
Top 1k
0 packages
found in
Top 10k
78 packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

No behavior prevalence information at this time

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for libgfortran5

What is libgfortran5?

A useful Python package.

Is libgfortran5 malicious or is it safe to use?

The Python package libgfortran5 was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. Malware or tampering has been detected, making it unsafe to download and use. 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 libgfortran5 popular?

The Python package libgfortran5 is not widely used. It has 570 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 libgfortran5 once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how libgfortran5 behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a libgfortran5 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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