CVE-2019-9948
python3.4 - security update
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.92%
Description
urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 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.
How to fix CVE-2019-9948
To remediate CVE-2019-9948, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/python2—upgrade to 2.7.16-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.7.16-2 or later
- —upgrade to 3.4.2-1+deb8u5 or later
Is CVE-2019-9948 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.7.16-r1
- from 0, < 2.7.16-2
- from 0, < 3.4.2-1+deb8u5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |