HTTP Response Splitting Affecting python-libs package, versions <0:2.6.6-66.0.1.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PYTHONLIBS-2507189
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Sept 2016

Introduced: 2 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-5699  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-113  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 python-libs to version 0:2.6.6-66.0.1.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1626.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-libs package and not the python-libs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

CRLF injection vulnerability in the HTTPConnection.putheader function in urllib2 and urllib in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.10 and 3.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in a URL.

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