DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9948

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9948

    Published: 23 Mar 2019Last Modified: 29 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-9948

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9948

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python2.7

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.7?arch=source&distro=bullseye

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.16-2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High