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Critical
CVE-2019-9948
urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.python.org/issue35907
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00011.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KRYFIMISZ47NTAU3XWZUOFB7CYL62KES/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQEQLXLOCR3SNM3AA5RRYJFQ5AZBYJ4L/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/29
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
python, leap, debian linux, fedora, ubuntu linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 3.5.0, 3.6.0, 3.7.0, 15.0, 42.3, 8.0, 9.0, 29, 30, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 7.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 23rd, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.