Vulnerability identifier: #VU54077
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
urllib3
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: shazow (Andrey Petrov)
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in urllib3 when processing URL with multiple "@" characters in the authority component. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
urllib3: 0.3 - 1.26.4
External links
http://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/security/advisories/GHSA-q2q7-5pp4-w6pg
http://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/2d4a3fee6de2fa45eb82169361918f759269b4ec
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.