Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118265
Category:	General
Title:	Python < 2.5.6, 2.6.x < 2.6.7, 2.7.x < 2.7.2, 3.2.x < 3.2.4, 3.3.x < 3.3.1 SimpleHTTPServer UTF-7 (bpo-11442) - Linux
Summary:	Python is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Python is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding. Affected Software/OS: Python prior to version 2.5.6, versions 2.6.x prior to 2.6.7, 2.7.x prior to 2.7.2, 3.2.x prior to 3.2.4 and 3.3.x prior to 3.3.1. Solution: Update to version 2.5.6, 2.6.7, 2.7.2, 3.2.4, 3.3.1 or later. CVSS Score: 2.6 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4940 50858 http://secunia.com/advisories/50858 51024 http://secunia.com/advisories/51024 51040 http://secunia.com/advisories/51040 54083 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54083 JVN#51176027 http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN51176027/index.html JVNDB-2012-000063 http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000063 USN-1592-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1 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 http://bugs.python.org/issue11442 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803500
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