Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting python3.7 package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.6% (78th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-PYTHON37-279198
  • published 14 Dec 2017
  • disclosed 14 Dec 2017

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:10 python3.7.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.7 package and not the python3.7 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Lib/webbrowser.py in Python through 3.6.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that exploitation is impossible because the code relies on subprocess.Popen and the default shell=False setting