Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting jinja2 package, versions <2.7.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.52% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-JINJA2-342772
  • published8 Apr 2019
  • disclosed8 Apr 2019

Introduced: 8 Apr 2019

CVE-2016-10745  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-134  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 jinja2 to version 2.7.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jinja2 package and not the jinja2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Pallets Jinja before 2.8.1, str.format allows a sandbox escape.