MGASA-2014-0409

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    MGASA-2014-0409

    Published: 9 Oct 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated python-requests packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated python-requests packages fix security vulnerability: Python-requests was found to have a vulnerability, where the attacker can retrieve the passwords from ~/.netrc file through redirect requests, if the user has their passwords stored in the ~/.netrc file (CVE-2014-1829). It was discovered that the python-requests Proxy-Authorization header was never re-evaluated when a redirect occurs. The Proxy-Authorization header was sent to any new proxy or non-proxy destination as redirected (CVE-2014-1830).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0409.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14130, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1046626, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144907

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-requests

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/python-requests?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.3.0-1.mga4

    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