All errata/c6/ALT-PU-2015-2174-1
ALT-PU-2015-2174-1

Package update python in branch c6

Version2.6.9-alt1.M60C.1
Task#155261
Published2015-12-25
Max severityHIGH
Severity:

Closed issues (10)

CVE-2011-1521
MEDIUM6.4

The urllib and urllib2 modules in Python 2.x before 2.7.2 and 3.x before 3.2.1 process Location headers that specify redirection to file: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by the file:///etc/passwd and file:///dev/zero URLs.

Published: 2011-05-24Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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CVE-2011-4940
LOW2.6

The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.

Published: 2012-06-27Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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CVE-2011-4944
LOW1.9

Python 2.6 through 3.2 creates ~/.pypirc with world-readable permissions before changing them after data has been written, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to obtain a username and password by reading this file.

Published: 2012-08-27Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0LOW 1.9
CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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CVE-2012-0845
MEDIUM5.0

SimpleXMLRPCServer.py in SimpleXMLRPCServer in Python before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, 3.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an XML-RPC POST request that contains a smaller amount of data than specified by the Content-Length header.

Published: 2012-10-05Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CVE-2012-0876
MEDIUM4.3

The XML parser (xmlparse.c) in expat before 2.1.0 computes hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML file with many identifiers with the same value.

Published: 2012-07-03Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CVE-2012-1150
MEDIUM5.0

Python before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, 3.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 computes hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input to an application that maintains a hash table.

Published: 2012-10-05Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CVE-2013-4238
MEDIUM4.3

The ssl.match_hostname function in the SSL module in Python 2.6 through 3.4 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

Published: 2013-08-18Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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CVE-2014-1912
HIGH7.5

Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

Published: 2014-03-01Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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CVE-2014-9365
MEDIUM5.8

The HTTP clients in the (1) httplib, (2) urllib, (3) urllib2, and (4) xmlrpclib libraries in CPython (aka Python) 2.x before 2.7.9 and 3.x before 3.4.3, when accessing an HTTPS URL, do not (a) check the certificate against a trust store or verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's (b) Common Name or (c) subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Published: 2014-12-12Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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