vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-20107): Python vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:P) | Apr 13, 2022 | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:P)
Published
Apr 13, 2022
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
In Python (aka CPython) up to 3.10.8, the mailcap module does not add escape characters into commands discovered in the system mailcap file. This may allow attackers to inject shell commands into applications that call mailcap.findmatch with untrusted input (if they lack validation of user-provided filenames or arguments). The fix is also back-ported to 3.7, 3.8, 3.9
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python2-7ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python2-7-minimalubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-10ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-10-minimalubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-4ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-4-minimalubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-5-minimalubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-6ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-6-minimalubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-7ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-7-minimalubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-8ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-8-minimalubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-9ubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-9-minimal
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