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F5 Networks: CVE-2019-9948: K28622040: Python vulnerability CVE-2019-9948

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F5 Networks: CVE-2019-9948: K28622040: Python vulnerability CVE-2019-9948

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/23/2019
Created
02/19/2022
Added
02/18/2022
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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