| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'python2.7, python3.5, python3.6, python3.7' package(s) announced via the USN-4127-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain pickle files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu
18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20406)
It was discovered that Python incorrectly validated the domain when
handling cookies. An attacker could possibly trick Python into sending
cookies to the wrong domain. (CVE-2018-20852)
Jonathan Birch and Panayiotis Panayiotou discovered that Python incorrectly
handled Unicode encoding during NFKC normalization. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2019-9636,
CVE-2019-10160)
Colin Read and Nicolas Edet discovered that Python incorrectly handled
parsing certain X509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-5010)
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain urls. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform CRLF injection attacks.
(CVE-2019-9740, CVE-2019-9947)
Sihoon Lee discovered that Python incorrectly handled the local_file:
scheme. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass blocklist
meschanisms. (CVE-2019-9948)
Affected Software/OS:
'python2.7, python3.5, python3.6, python3.7' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
6.4
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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