USN-4151-1

    Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / USN-4151-1

    USN-4151-1

    Published: 9 Oct 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: python2.7, python3.5, python3.6, python3.7 vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly parsed certain email addresses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick Python applications into accepting email addresses that should be denied. (CVE-2019-16056) It was discovered that the Python documentation XML-RPC server incorrectly handled certain fields. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. (CVE-2019-16935)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4151-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16056, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16935

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python2.7

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.9?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.9

    Affected versions

    2.7.10-4ubuntu1
    2.7.10-4ubuntu2
    2.7.11-2
    2.7.11-3
    2.7.11-4
    2.7.11-6
    2.7.11-7
    2.7.11-7ubuntu1
    2.7.12-1~16.04
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.1
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.3
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.4
    2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.8

    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