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Python 2.x < 2.7.17, 3.5.x < 3.5.8, 3.6.x < 3.6.9, 3.7.x < 3.7.4 Protection Bypass Vulnerability (bpo-35907) - Mac OS X
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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 protection bypass vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
urllib supports the 'local_file:' scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist 'file:' URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a 'urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd')' call.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Python 2.x prior to version 2.7.17, versions 3.5.x prior to 3.5.8, 3.6.x prior to 3.6.9 and 3.7.x prior to 3.7.4.
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.