SB2020030201 - OpenSUSE Linux update for python3

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SB2020030201 - OpenSUSE Linux update for python3

Published: March 2, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020030201
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9674)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Lib/zipfile.py in Python when processing ZIP archives. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted .zip archive to the application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8492)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler when processing HTTP responses. A remote attacker who controls a HTTP server can send a specially crafted HTTP response to the client application and conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References