USN-4127-2

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    USN-4127-2

    Published: 10 Sept 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: python2.7, python3.4 vulnerabilities

    Details: USN-4127-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Python. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain pickle files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-20406) It was discovered that Python incorrectly validated the domain when handling cookies. An attacker could possibly trick Python into sending cookies to the wrong domain. (CVE-2018-20852) Jonathan Birch and Panayiotis Panayiotou discovered that Python incorrectly handled Unicode encoding during NFKC normalization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2019-9636, CVE-2019-10160) Colin Read and Nicolas Edet discovered that Python incorrectly handled parsing certain X509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-5010) It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain urls. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform CRLF injection attacks. (CVE-2019-9740, CVE-2019-9947) Sihoon Lee discovered that Python incorrectly handled the local_file: scheme. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass blocklist meschanisms. (CVE-2019-9948)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4127-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20406, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20852, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5010, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9636, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9740, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9947, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9948, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10160

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python2.7

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm2

    Affected versions

    2.7.5-8ubuntu3
    2.7.5-8ubuntu4
    2.7.6-2
    2.7.6-2ubuntu1
    2.7.6-3
    2.7.6-3ubuntu1
    2.7.6-4
    2.7.6-4ubuntu1
    2.7.6-5
    2.7.6-7
    2.7.6-8
    2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2
    2.7.6-8ubuntu0.3
    2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4
    2.7.6-8ubuntu0.5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High