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CVE-2020-26116

Public on 2020-09-27
Modified on 2021-06-22
Description

A flaw was found in Python. The built-in modules httplib and http.client (included in Python 2 and Python 3, respectively) do not properly validate CRLF sequences in the HTTP request method, potentially allowing manipulation to the request by injecting additional HTTP headers. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python 2021-06-16 20:37 ALAS2-2021-1669
Amazon Linux 1 python27 2020-11-16 17:59 ALAS-2020-1454
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python3 2023-10-25 21:40 ALAS2-2023-2317
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python3 2021-06-16 20:37 ALAS2-2021-1670
Amazon Linux 1 python34 2020-11-16 17:59 ALAS-2020-1454
Amazon Linux 1 python35 2020-11-16 17:59 ALAS-2020-1454

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N