Replication Data for: "From Constrictor to Serpent: Investigating the Threat of Cache Poisoning in the Python Ecosystem"
type: Dataset
creator: Ohm, Marc
creator: Pohl, Timo
creator: Swierzy, Ben
creator: Meier, Michael
author: Ohm, Marc
author: Pohl, Timo
author: Swierzy, Ben
author: Meier, Michael
date published: 2026-01-30
date modified: 2026-01-30
version: 1
description: The dataset contains Package-URLs (PURLs) and SHA-256 checksums of Python packages from PyPI which contain at least one cache file (*.pyc).
keywords: Computer and Information Science
citation: sicherheit2026 13
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
included in data catalog: bonndata
publisher: bonndata
provider: bonndata
distribution: analyzed_artifacts.csv
distribution: readme.txt

Ohm, Marc
type: Person
given name: Marc
family name: Ohm
affiliation: University of Bonn & Fraunhofer FKIE

Pohl, Timo
type: Person
given name: Timo
family name: Pohl
affiliation: University of Bonn

Swierzy, Ben
type: Person
given name: Ben
family name: Swierzy
affiliation: Fraunhofer FKIE & University of Bonn

Meier, Michael
type: Person
given name: Michael
family name: Meier
affiliation: University of Bonn & Fraunhofer FKIE

sicherheit2026 13
type: CreativeWork
name: Ohm, M., Pohl, T., Swierzy, B., & Meier, M. (2026). From Constrictor to Serpent: Investigating the Threat of Cache Poisoning in the Python Ecosystem. In SICHERHEIT 2026. Gesellschaft für Informatik, Bonn.

analyzed_artifacts.csv
type: DataDownload
encoding format: text/csv
content size: 1766682
description: CSV of analyzed artifacts. Contains the artifact type, a unique identifier (PURL), and the artifact's SHA-256 checksum.

readme.txt
type: DataDownload
encoding format: text/plain
content size: 3519