Improper Input Validation in tkinter | CVE-2016-5699

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 tkinter to version 0:2.7.5-38.el7_2 or higher. This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1626 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-TKINTER-4673661
published26 Jul 2021
disclosed24 Nov 2014

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Introduced: 24 Nov 2014

CVE-2016-5699 (opens in a new tab) CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 tkinter to version 0:2.7.5-38.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1626.

NVD Description

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

Improper Input Validation Affecting tkinter package, versions <0:2.7.5-38.el7_2

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