CVE-2011-1015

Publication date 9 May 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

The is_cgi method in CGIHTTPServer.py in the CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0 allows remote attackers to read script source code via an HTTP GET request that lacks a / (slash) character at the beginning of the URI.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
python2.4	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.4.5-1ubuntu4.4
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life
python2.5	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	11.10 oneiric	Not in release
	11.04 natty	Not in release
	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.5.2-2ubuntu6.2
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
python2.6	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 2.6.7-4ubuntu1.1
	11.04 natty	Fixed 2.6.6-6ubuntu7.1
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
python2.7	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
python2.4	Vendor: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0492.html
python2.6	Vendor: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0554.html Other: http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c6c4398293bd/

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1613-1
Python 2.5 vulnerabilities
17 October 2012

USN-1613-2
Python 2.4 vulnerabilities
17 October 2012

USN-1596-1
Python 2.6 vulnerabilities
4 October 2012

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1015