| CVE-2011-1521 | Date: (C)2011-05-24 (M)2024-04-19 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 6.4 |
| Exploit Score: 10.0 |
| Impact Score: 4.9 |
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| CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Access Vector: NETWORK |
| Access Complexity: LOW |
| Authentication: NONE |
| Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
| Integrity: NONE |
| Availability: PARTIAL |
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