SB2019112131 - Link following in Alex rply
Published: November 21, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112131
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1938)
CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
python-rply before 0.7.4 insecurely creates temporary files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.