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)
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.