The urllib and urllib2 modules in Python 2.x before 2.7.2 and 3.x before 3.2.1 process Location headers that specify redirection to file: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by the file:///etc/passwd and file:///dev/zero URLs.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2011-05-24T23:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.789Z
Reserved: 2011-03-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-1521
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-05-24T23:55:02.840
Modified: 2019-10-25T11:53:59.117
Link: CVE-2011-1521
Redhat