Resource Management Errors Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.1-7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
13.63% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PYTHON27-519523
  • published24 May 2011
  • disclosed24 May 2011

Introduced: 24 May 2011

CVE-2011-1521  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 python2.7 to version 2.7.1-7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2.7 package and not the python2.7 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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