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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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-05-24T23:55:02.840

Modified: 2019-10-25T11:53:59.117

Link: CVE-2011-1521

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1521 - Bugzilla