SB2019112131 - Link following in Alex rply



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 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1938)

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.