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CVE-2019-9948

Published: 23 March 2019

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
python2.7
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.1)
cosmic
Released (2.7.16-2~18.10)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.7.16-2)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.7.16-2)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.7.16-2)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.7.16-2)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.7.16-2)
impish Not vulnerable
(2.7.16-2)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.7.16-2)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.7.16-2)
lunar Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (2.7.16-2)
xenial
Released (2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.8)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b15bde8058e821b383d81fcae68b335a752083ca
upstream: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/942c31dffbe886ff02e25a319cc3891220b8c641


python3.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

trusty
Released (3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

python3.5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

trusty Deferred
(2019-04-10)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.8)
python3.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (3.6.8-1~18.04.2)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

Patches:


upstream: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4f06dae5d8d4400ba38d8502da620f07d4a5696e

python3.7
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(3.7.5-2)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco
Released (3.7.3-2ubuntu0.1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(3.7.4~rc2-1)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

Patches:



upstream: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/34bab215596671d0dec2066ae7d7450cd73f638b

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N