Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting platform-python package, versions <0:3.6.8-37.0.1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-PLATFORMPYTHON-2580800
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Sept 2020

Introduced: 27 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-26116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 platform-python to version 0:3.6.8-37.0.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-1633.

NVD Description

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

http.client in Python 3.x before 3.5.10, 3.6.x before 3.6.12, 3.7.x before 3.7.9, and 3.8.x before 3.8.5 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of HTTPConnection.request.

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CVSS Scores

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