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DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1521

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1521 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11python2.70, 0, 0

Timeline

  • May 24, 2011 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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