Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118262
Category:	General
Title:	Python CGIHTTPServer Module Information Disclosure Vulnerability (May 2011) - Linux
Summary:	Python is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Python is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to an error when handling 'is_cgi' method in 'CGIHTTPServer.py' in the 'CGIHTTPServer module', which allows an attcker to supply a specially crafted request without the leading '/' character to the CGIHTTPServer. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could allow attackers to gain access to potentially sensitive information contained in arbitrary scripts by requesting cgi script without / in the beginning of URL. Affected Software/OS: Python version 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0. Solution: Source code patches are available, please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1015 1025489 http://securitytracker.com/id?1025489 46541 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46541 50858 http://secunia.com/advisories/50858 51024 http://secunia.com/advisories/51024 51040 http://secunia.com/advisories/51040 MDVSA-2011:096 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:096 USN-1596-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1 USN-1613-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1 USN-1613-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2 [oss-security] 20110223 CVE request: Information disclosure in CGIHTTPServer from Python http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/27 [oss-security] 20110224 Re: CVE request: Information disclosure in CGIHTTPServer from Python http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/10 http://bugs.python.org/issue2254 http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c6c4398293bd/ http://svn.python.org/view?view=revision&revision=71303 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680094
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