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HistoryDec 17, 2021 - 2:59 p.m.

python3.7, python3.8 vulnerabilities

2021-12-1714:59:29
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It was discovered that the urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler class
in Python contains regex allowing for catastrophic backtracking. Specially
crafted traffic from a malicious HTTP server could cause a regular expression
denial of service (ReDoS) condition for a client.
(CVE-2020-8492)

It was discovered that the urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler class
in Python contains regex with a quadratic worst-case time complexity.
Specially crafted traffic from a malicious HTTP server could cause a regular
expression denial of service (ReDoS) condition for a client.
(CVE-2021-3733)

It was discovered that the Python urllib http client could enter into an infinite
loop when incorrectly handling certain server responses (100 Continue response).
Specially crafted traffic from a malicious HTTP server could cause a denial of
service (DoS) condition for a client.
(CVE-2021-3737)