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CVE-2011-1521

Published: May 24, 2011

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The urllib and urllib2 modules in Python 2.x before 2.7.2 and 3.x before 3.2.1 process Location headers that specify redirection to file: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by the file:///etc/passwd and file:///dev/zero URLs.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

MDVSA-2011:096
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
SUSE-SR:2011:009
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-1592-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51040
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
50858
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
1025488
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-1596-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1613-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51024
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1613-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU

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