Improper Input Validation Affecting platform-python-devel package, versions <0:3.6.8-74.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.49% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PLATFORMPYTHONDEVEL-8813013
  • published28 Feb 2025
  • disclosed31 Jan 2025

Introduced: 31 Jan 2025

CVE-2025-0938  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 platform-python-devel to version 0:3.6.8-74.el8_10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream platform-python-devel package and not the platform-python-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Python standard library functions urllib.parse.urlsplit and urlparse accepted domain names that included square brackets which isn't valid according to RFC 3986. Square brackets are only meant to be used as delimiters for specifying IPv6 and IPvFuture hosts in URLs. This could result in differential parsing across the Python URL parser and other specification-compliant URL parsers.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1