Improper Input Validation Affecting python-libs package, versions <0:2.7.5-38.el7_2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.21% (59th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-PYTHONLIBS-2068713
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 24 Nov 2014
Introduced: 24 Nov 2014
CVE-2016-5699 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7
python-libs
to version 0:2.7.5-38.el7_2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-libs
package and not the python-libs
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:7
relevant fixed versions and status.
CRLF injection vulnerability in the HTTPConnection.putheader function in urllib2 and urllib in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.10 and 3.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in a URL.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91226
- https://docs.python.org/3.4/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-4-4
- https://hg.python.org/cpython/raw-file/v2.7.10/Misc/NEWS
- https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/1c45047c5102
- https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/bf3e1c9b80e9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPSV
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPUE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5699
- http://blog.blindspotsecurity.com/2016/06/advisory-http-header-injection-in.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00011.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/16/2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1626.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1627.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1628.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1629.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1630.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1626
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303699