SB2019052857 - Fedora 29 update for python-urllib3
Published: May 28, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019052857
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) CRLF injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11236)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data passed via HTTP request parameters to urllib3 library. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data that contains CRLF sequences and perform a spoofing attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.