CVE-2011-4940
Published: 27 June 2012
The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | A duplicate CVE was incorrectly assigned as CVE-2012-2639 |
Priority
Medium
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
python2.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Released
(2.4.5-1ubuntu4.4)
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
python2.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Released
(2.5.2-2ubuntu6.2)
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.5.6)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://svn.python.org/view/python/branches/release25-maint/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py?r1=53148&r2=88815&view=patch upstream: http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/e9724d7abbc2 |
||
|
python2.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.5-1ubuntu6.1)
|
|
| maverick |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| natty |
Released
(2.6.6-6ubuntu7.1)
|
|
| oneiric |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.7-4ubuntu1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.7-1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://svn.python.org/view/python/branches/release26-maint/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py?r1=66717&r2=88831&view=patch upstream: http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8cdb95cf096e |
||
|
python2.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| natty |
Released
(2.7.1-5ubuntu2.2)
|
|
| oneiric |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.2-5ubuntu1)
|
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.2-13ubuntu5)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.7.2-8)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/e9724d7abbc2/ |
||
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4940
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/11
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1592-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1596-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1613-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1613-2
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian