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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8492

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8492 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

Python 2.7 through 2.7.17, 3.5 through 3.5.9, 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1 allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client because of urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler catastrophic backtracking.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11python2.70, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 30, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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