SB2019112724 - Open redirect in Python
Published: November 27, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112724
Severity
Low
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) Open redirect (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000110)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The CGIHandler class in Python before 2.7.12 does not protect against the HTTP_PROXY variable name clash in a CGI script, which could allow a remote attacker to redirect HTTP requests.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000110
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000110
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K3WFJO3SJQCODKRKU6EQV3ZGHH53YPU/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000110