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Python CGIHTTPServer Module Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Python and is prone to Information Disclosure vulnerability.
Insight
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.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Python version 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0.
Solution
Solution
Source code patches are available, please see the references for more information.