CVE-2020-27619

CRITICAL

Python <3.9.0 - Code Injection

Title source: llm

Description

In Python 3 through 3.9.0, the Lib/test/multibytecodec_support.py CJK codec tests call eval() on content retrieved via HTTP.

References (14)

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://bugs.python.org/issue41944

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/2ef5caa58febc8968e670e39e3d37cf8eef3cab8

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/43e523103886af66d6c27cd72431b5d9d14cd2a9

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6c6c256df3636ff6f6136820afaefa5a10a3ac33

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b664a1df4ee71d3760ab937653b10997081b1794

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e912e945f2960029d039d3390ea08835ad39374b

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201123-0004/

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RSLQD5CCM75IZGAMBDGUZEATYU5YSGJ7/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGIY6I4YS3WOXAK4SXKIEOC2G4VZKIR7/

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-04

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0085

EPSS Percentile 74.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

Status published

Affected Products (4)

python/python < 3.6.13

fedoraproject/fedora

fedoraproject/fedora

oracle/communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment

Timeline

Published Oct 22, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026