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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for python-pip (ALAS-2015-541) (CVE-2015-2296)

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Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for python-pip (ALAS-2015-541) (CVE-2015-2296)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/18/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/15/2015
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

The resolve_redirects function in sessions.py in requests 2.1.0 through 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a cookie without a host value in a redirect.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-python26-pip
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-python27-pip
  • amazon-linux-upgrade-python34-pip

References

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