The urllib and urllib2 modules in Python 2.x before 2.7.2 and 3.x before 3.2.1 process Location headers that specify redirection to file: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by the file:///etc/passwd and file:///dev/zero URLs.
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History
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References | () http://bugs.python.org/issue11662 - Patch | |
References | () http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/96a6c128822b/Misc/NEWS - | |
References | () http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/b2934d98dac1/Misc/NEWS - | |
References | () http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/96a6c128822b/ - Patch | |
References | () http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b2934d98dac1/ - Patch | |
References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html - | |
References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/24/5 - | |
References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/2 - | |
References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1 - | |
References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2 - | |
References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/15/5 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/50858 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/51024 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/51040 - | |
References | () http://securitytracker.com/id?1025488 - | |
References | () http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:096 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690560 - Patch | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366 - | |
References | () https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/ - | |
References | () https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/ - |
Information
Published : 2011-05-24 23:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:26
NVD link : CVE-2011-1521
Mitre link : CVE-2011-1521
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1521
JSON object : View
Products Affected
python
- python
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors