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HistoryMar 15, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

IPython vulnerability

2021-03-1500:00:00
ubuntu.com
22
ipython
ubuntu 16.04 esm
input sanitization
remote code execution
unix

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

30.4%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

  • ipython - enhanced interactive Python shell

Details

It was discovered that IPython did not properly sanitize certain input. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted notebook file, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

30.4%