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Python < 2.7.10, 3.x < 3.3.7, 3.4.x < 3.4.4 HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability (bpo-22928) - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

Python is prone to a HTTP header injection vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

A CRLF injection vulnerability in the 'HTTPConnection.putheader' function in urllib2 and urllib in CPython (aka Python) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in a URL.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Python versions prior to 2.7.10, 3.x prior to 3.3.7 and 3.4.x prior to 3.4.4.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

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