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USN-1592-1: Python 2.7 vulnerabilities

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USN-1592-1: Python 2.7 vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/24/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The urllib and urllib2 modules in Python 2.x before 2.7.2 and 3.x before 3.2.1 process Location headers that specify redirection to file: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by the file:///etc/passwd and file:///dev/zero URLs.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7-minimal

References

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