HTTP Response Splitting Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.10~rc1-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.21% (59th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-PYTHON27-306549
- published 2 Sep 2016
- disclosed 2 Sep 2016
Introduced: 2 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-5699 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9
python2.7
to version 2.7.10~rc1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2.7
package and not the python2.7
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:9
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5699
- 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.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPSV
- http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPUE
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00011.html
- http://blog.blindspotsecurity.com/2016/06/advisory-http-header-injection-in.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91226
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5699
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1626
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1627
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1628
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1629
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1630
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5699
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303699