SB20240806341 - Amazon Linux AMI update for python3.9

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SB20240806341 - Amazon Linux AMI update for python3.9

Published: August 6, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20240806341
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Type conversion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10735)

CWE-ID: CWE-704 - Type conversion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion in algorithms with quadratic time complexity when using non-binary bases within the int() call. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24329)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented filters.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of URLs that start with blank characters within urllib.parse component of Python. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted URL to bypass existing filters.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References