CVE-2019-9948

CRITICAL

Python 2.x < 2.7.17 - Path Traversal via local_file URI Scheme

Title source: llm

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.

References (22)

Core 22

Core References

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://bugs.python.org/issue35907

Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00011.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KRYFIMISZ47NTAU3XWZUOFB7CYL62KES/

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQEQLXLOCR3SNM3AA5RRYJFQ5AZBYJ4L/

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2/

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1/

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/29

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1

EPSS 0.0092

EPSS Percentile 76.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (26)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.04

debian/debian_linux 8.0

debian/debian_linux 9.0

fedoraproject/fedora 29

fedoraproject/fedora 30

opensuse/leap 15.0

... and 16 more

Published Mar 23, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026