CVE-2019-9948
Public on 2019-03-23
Modified on 2019-11-22
Description
urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python | 2019-09-13 | ALAS2-2019-1291 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python27 | 2019-08-07 | ALAS-2019-1258 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | python34 | 2019-11-19 | ALAS-2019-1324 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |