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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://bugs.python.org/issue35907 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue35907 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.1 · python, opensuse, debianNVD modified 2026-10-14 07:16
Affected (CPE criteria) 26
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References 45
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue35907 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQEQLXLOCR3SNM3AA5RRYJFQ5AZBYJ4L/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KRYFIMISZ47NTAU3XWZUOFB7CYL62KES/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/29 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2/ Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue35907 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQEQLXLOCR3SNM3AA5RRYJFQ5AZBYJ4L/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KRYFIMISZ47NTAU3XWZUOFB7CYL62KES/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/29 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2/ Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html