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HTTP Response Splitting Affecting python package, versions <0:2.7.5-38.0.1.el7_2

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-ORACLE7-PYTHON-2509357
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Sept 2016
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Introduced: 2 Sep 2016

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 python to version 0:2.7.5-38.0.1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1626.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python package and not the python package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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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