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-cryptographyUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-cffi | May 4, 2022 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade python3 | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade pythonUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38Upgrade python3-testUpgrade python3Upgrade python3-toolsUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python-testUpgrade python-toolsUpgrade tkinterUpgrade python-debuginfoUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python-develUpgrade python-debugUpgrade python-libsUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python38-tools | Jun 4, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade python34Upgrade python26Upgrade python27Upgrade python36Upgrade 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 scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade python3-develUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python38-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade platform-python-develUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-wheel-wheelUpgrade python38-idleUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade python38-babelUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade python3-debugsourceUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python38-plyUpgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38Upgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-sixUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python38-pipUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-wheelUpgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python38-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python3Upgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-psycopg2-tests | Oct 1, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade python2.7 | Jul 16, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade python37Upgrade python27Upgrade python38Upgrade python35Upgrade tauthonUpgrade python36 | Jun 4, 2021 | Sep 20, 2020 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/python. | Jun 15, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade pythonUpgrade python-libsUpgrade python-develUpgrade tkinter | Jun 17, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade python-develUpgrade python-libsUpgrade tkinterUpgrade python | Apr 16, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade python-develUpgrade pythonUpgrade tkinterUpgrade python-libs | Mar 24, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade python3Upgrade python3-testUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python3-devel | 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-asn1cryptoUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python38-plyUpgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python38-idleUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade python3-develUpgrade platform-python-develUpgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python3Upgrade python38-babelUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38Upgrade python38-wheel-wheelUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python3-debugUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade python38-sixUpgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python38-wheelUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-libsUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python38-pip | Oct 7, 2020 | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade platform-python-develUpgrade python38-pytzUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-babelUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-sixUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade python3-libsUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python38-pysocksUpgrade platform-python-debugUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python38-debugsourceUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-chardetUpgrade python3-idleUpgrade python38-lxml-debuginfoUpgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python3-tkinterUpgrade python3-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pipUpgrade python3-debuginfoUpgrade python38-setuptoolsUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python38-lxmlUpgrade python38-debugUpgrade python38-plyUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python38-asn1cryptoUpgrade python3-debugUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfoUpgrade python38-jinja2Upgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python38-idnaUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python38-rpm-macrosUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-pycparserUpgrade python38-tkinterUpgrade python38-develUpgrade python38-pip-wheelUpgrade python38-wheelUpgrade python38-setuptools-wheelUpgrade python38-PyMySQLUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python38Upgrade python38-testUpgrade python38-urllib3Upgrade python38-libsUpgrade platform-pythonUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python3-testUpgrade python38-wheel-wheelUpgrade python38-numpy-docUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade python38-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-idleUpgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade python38-requestsUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade python-lxml-debugsourceUpgrade python3 | Oct 1, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python-cffi-debugsourceUpgrade python38-scipy-debuginfoUpgrade python38-pyyaml-debuginfoUpgrade python38-psycopg2-testsUpgrade python38-mod_wsgiUpgrade python38-numpy-debuginfoUpgrade PyYAML-debugsourceUpgrade python38-markupsafeUpgrade python38-numpyUpgrade scipy-debugsourceUpgrade python-psutil-debugsourceUpgrade python38-cryptographyUpgrade python38-psycopg2-debuginfoUpgrade python38-cffiUpgrade python38-scipyUpgrade python38-CythonUpgrade python38-psutilUpgrade python38-psycopg2Upgrade python38-psutil-debuginfoUpgrade python-psycopg2-debugsourceUpgrade Cython-debugsourceUpgrade python38-numpy-f2pyUpgrade python38-Cython-debuginfoUpgrade python-markupsafe-debugsourceUpgrade python38-cryptography-debuginfoUpgrade python-cryptography-debugsourceUpgrade python38-pyyamlUpgrade python38-psycopg2-docUpgrade python38-markupsafe-debuginfoUpgrade numpy-debugsourceUpgrade python38-cffi-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python36-baseUpgrade python3-cursesUpgrade python39-develUpgrade python3-develUpgrade python39-toolsUpgrade python-base-32bitUpgrade python36Upgrade python3-testsuiteUpgrade libpython2_6-1_0Upgrade python-rpm-macrosUpgrade python-doc-pdfUpgrade python-32bitUpgrade python3-toolsUpgrade python39-baseUpgrade python39-tkUpgrade libpython3_6m1_0Upgrade python-develUpgrade python-cursesUpgrade python3-base-32bitUpgrade python39-cursesUpgrade python-tkUpgrade libpython2_7-1_0Upgrade python3-idleUpgrade python39-dbmUpgrade shared-python-startupUpgrade python39Upgrade python3-tkUpgrade python-gdbmUpgrade libpython3_9-1_0Upgrade python-docUpgrade libpython2_6-1_0-32bitUpgrade python3-docUpgrade python3-doc-devhelpUpgrade python3Upgrade pythonUpgrade python3-dbmUpgrade python39-idleUpgrade python-xmlUpgrade python3-32bitUpgrade python3-baseUpgrade python-demoUpgrade libpython3_4m1_0-32bitUpgrade python-baseUpgrade libpython3_6m1_0-32bitUpgrade python-idleUpgrade libpython2_7-1_0-32bitUpgrade libpython3_4m1_0 | Mar 3, 2020 | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python3.4 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.5-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.8Upgrade libpython3.7-stdlibUpgrade python3.5-minimalUpgrade python2.7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.4-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libpython3.8-stdlibUpgrade python3.8-minimalUpgrade python2.7-minimal (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.5Upgrade python2.7Upgrade python3.7-minimalUpgrade python3.5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3.7Upgrade python3.6-minimalUpgrade python3.6Upgrade python2.7-minimal | 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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