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-scipyUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-Cython | May 4, 2022 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade python3 | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python3Upgrade python-toolsUpgrade pythonUpgrade python3-toolsUpgrade python-testUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python38Upgrade tkinterUpgrade python-debugUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python-debuginfoUpgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python-libsUpgrade python38-toolsUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python-devel | Jun 4, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade python34Upgrade python36Upgrade python27Upgrade python35Upgrade python26 | 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-psycopg2Upgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python38-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python3Upgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade python38-sixUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38Upgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-wheelUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pipUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python38-idleUpgrade python38-babelUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python38-wheel-wheelUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade platform-python-develUpgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python38-plyUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python38-debugsourceUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python3-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python38-mod_wsgi | Oct 1, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade python2.7 | Jul 16, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade python36Upgrade python38Upgrade python27Upgrade python37Upgrade tauthonUpgrade python35 | Jun 4, 2021 | Sep 20, 2020 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/python. | Jun 15, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade tkinterUpgrade python-develUpgrade 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-develUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade 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-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 11.4Upgrade 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 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python38-wheel-wheelUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python38-idleUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python38-babelUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python3Upgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38Upgrade python3-debugUpgrade platform-python-develUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python38-plyUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python38-sixUpgrade python38-pipUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade python38-wheelUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-scipy | Oct 7, 2020 | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade python3Upgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python38-wheel-wheelUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python3-testUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python38-idleUpgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python38-wheelNo solution existsUpgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade python38Upgrade python38-debugUpgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python38-plyUpgrade platform-python-develUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pipUpgrade python38-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python38-babelUpgrade python38-sixUpgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python3-debugsourceUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python38-debugsource | Oct 1, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoUpgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2 | Mar 12, 2024 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpython2_6-1_0Upgrade python39-toolsUpgrade python39Upgrade python-gdbmUpgrade python39-baseUpgrade libpython2_7-1_0Upgrade libpython3_6m1_0Upgrade python3-base-32bitUpgrade python39-cursesUpgrade python-develUpgrade python3-toolsUpgrade python39-tkUpgrade python36Upgrade python39-dbmUpgrade shared-python-startupUpgrade python-cursesUpgrade python3-tkUpgrade python3-testsuiteUpgrade python39-develUpgrade python-base-32bitUpgrade python-tkUpgrade python3-cursesUpgrade python-doc-pdfUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python-rpm-macrosUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python-32bitUpgrade python36-baseUpgrade libpython2_7-1_0-32bitUpgrade python-idleUpgrade pythonUpgrade python-docUpgrade python3Upgrade python3-dbmUpgrade libpython3_4m1_0-32bitUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade python-demoUpgrade libpython3_6m1_0-32bitUpgrade libpython2_6-1_0-32bitUpgrade python-xmlUpgrade python3-baseUpgrade python3-32bitUpgrade python3-docUpgrade libpython3_9-1_0Upgrade python-baseUpgrade python3-doc-devhelpUpgrade libpython3_4m1_0 | Mar 3, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python2.7-minimalUpgrade python3.6Upgrade python3.7Upgrade python2.7Upgrade python3.7-minimalUpgrade python3.5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.6-minimalUpgrade python2.7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.8Upgrade python3.4-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.4 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.5Upgrade libpython3.8-stdlibUpgrade python3.8-minimalUpgrade python2.7-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.5-minimalUpgrade python3.5-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libpython3.7-stdlib | 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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