UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2296

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2296

    Published: 16 Mar 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-2296
    Aliases:
    USN-2531-1

    Summary:

    Details: The resolve_redirects function in sessions.py in requests 2.1.0 through 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a cookie without a host value in a redirect.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2296, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/4, https://warehouse.python.org/project/requests/2.6.0/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2531-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2296

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: requests

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.1-1ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    1.2.3-1

    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
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