PT-2011-3187 · Python+2 · Python+2

Published 2011-05-05 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2011-1521

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Python versions prior to 2.7.2 Python versions prior to 3.2.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by specifying redirection to file: URLs in Location headers. This can be achieved through crafted URLs, such as file:///etc/passwd or file:///dev/zero.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.7.2, update to version 2.7.2 or later to resolve the issue. For versions prior to 3.2.1, update to version 3.2.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1521

DLA-25-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10536-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1

PSF-2011-2

RHSA-2011:0491

RHSA-2011:0492

RHSA-2011:0554

RHSA-2011_0491

RHSA-2011_0492

RHSA-2011_0554

SUSE-SU-2020:0234-1

Affected Products

Python

Red Hat

Suse

References · 184

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0554.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09649 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-1521 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1521 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1521 · Security Note
• http://bugs.python.org/issue11662 · Patch
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690560 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2020:0234-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10536-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2 · Vendor Advisory
• http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b2934d98dac1 · Patch