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Fedora 28 : python-urllib3 (2019-8560719e80)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 124372

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- Fix an issue similar to CVE-2018-20060 where the authorization header was removed only when the case matched.

- Fix an issue where the system CA bundle was loaded even when an alternate bundle was explicitly specified (https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/17/ 3)

Full changelog at:
https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/1.24.2/CHANGES.rst

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Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected python-urllib3 package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-8560719e80

https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/1.24.2/CHANGES.rst

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 124372

File Name: fedora_2019-8560719e80.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/30/2019

Updated: 5/30/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20060

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-urllib3, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:28

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20060