Python 2.7 through 2.7.17, 3.5 through 3.5.9, 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1 allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client because of urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler catastrophic backtracking.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-psycopg2-doc | May 4, 2022 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade python3 | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python-toolsUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python3-toolsUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python38-testUpgrade pythonUpgrade python-testUpgrade tkinterUpgrade python3Upgrade python38Upgrade python38-toolsUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python-debugUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python-libsUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python-debuginfoUpgrade python-devel | Jun 4, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade python34Upgrade python27Upgrade python36Upgrade python26Upgrade python35 | Jul 30, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade python38-libsUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-pipUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-sixUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python38-wheelUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python38-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python3Upgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoUpgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38Upgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python38-debugsourceUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade platform-python-develUpgrade python38-plyUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python38-wheel-wheelUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python38-idleUpgrade python38-babelUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python3-debugsourceUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade python3-tkinter | Oct 1, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade python2.7 | Jul 16, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade python36Upgrade python35Upgrade tauthonUpgrade python38Upgrade python27Upgrade python37 | Jun 4, 2021 | Sep 20, 2020 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/python. | Jun 15, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade python-develUpgrade tkinterUpgrade python-libsUpgrade python | Jun 17, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade pythonUpgrade tkinterUpgrade python-libsUpgrade python-devel | Apr 16, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade tkinterUpgrade python-develUpgrade pythonUpgrade python-libs | Mar 24, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade python3-libsUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python3 | Mar 24, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade legacy/runtime/python-34 to version 3.4.10-11.4.24.0.1.75.1 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade runtime/python-27 to version 2.7.18-11.4.24.0.1.75.1 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade legacy/runtime/python-35 to version 3.5.9-11.4.24.0.1.75.1 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade runtime/python-37 to version 3.7.5-11.4.24.0.1.75.1 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade python38-sixUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-wheelUpgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade python38-pipUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python38-idleUpgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python3Upgrade python38-plyUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python38-babelUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade platform-python-develUpgrade python38Upgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-wheel-wheelUpgrade python38-pyyaml | Oct 7, 2020 | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python38-libsUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-idleUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade python38Upgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python38-wheelUpgrade python38-wheel-wheelNo solution existsUpgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade python3Upgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python38-debugsourceUpgrade python3-debugsourceUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python38-sixUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade platform-python-develUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python38-babelUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python38-plyUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python38-pipUpgrade python38-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-chardet | Oct 1, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pyyaml | Mar 12, 2024 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpython2_6-1_0-32bitUpgrade libpython3_9-1_0Upgrade python-xmlUpgrade python-idleUpgrade pythonUpgrade python3-baseUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade libpython2_7-1_0-32bitUpgrade python3-32bitUpgrade python3-docUpgrade python3-dbmUpgrade libpython3_6m1_0-32bitUpgrade python-baseUpgrade python3Upgrade libpython3_4m1_0Upgrade libpython3_4m1_0-32bitUpgrade python-docUpgrade python-demoUpgrade python3-doc-devhelpUpgrade libpython2_7-1_0Upgrade python39-cursesUpgrade shared-python-startupUpgrade python36-baseUpgrade python39-baseUpgrade python3-toolsUpgrade python-tkUpgrade python39-tkUpgrade python-base-32bitUpgrade python3-tkUpgrade python3-develUpgrade libpython3_6m1_0Upgrade python39-dbmUpgrade libpython2_6-1_0Upgrade python3-base-32bitUpgrade python39Upgrade python3-idleUpgrade python3-cursesUpgrade python36Upgrade python-32bitUpgrade python-develUpgrade python39-develUpgrade python-doc-pdfUpgrade python-rpm-macrosUpgrade python-cursesUpgrade python3-testsuiteUpgrade python-gdbmUpgrade python39-tools | Mar 3, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python3.4 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python2.7-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.5Upgrade python3.5-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python2.7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libpython3.7-stdlibUpgrade python3.8-minimalUpgrade libpython3.8-stdlibUpgrade python3.4-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.8Upgrade python3.5-minimalUpgrade python3.7Upgrade python3.6-minimalUpgrade python2.7Upgrade python3.6Upgrade python2.7-minimalUpgrade python3.7-minimalUpgrade python3.5 (Ubuntu Pro) | Apr 22, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 30, 2020 |
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