Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Guardium has addressed the following vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-9948
DESCRIPTION: Python could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper input validation by the urllib. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the blocklist file: URIs protection mechanisms.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158831 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2019-9947
DESCRIPTION: Python is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input in urllib and urllib2. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary HTTP headers, which will allow the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158830 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.0 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
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Product
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VRMF
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Remediation / First Fix
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| IBM Security Guardium | 11.0 | http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Secur… |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.1 | http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Secur… |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
02 Sep 2020: Initial Publication
05 Oct 2020: Second Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 October 2020
Initial Publish date:
02 September 2020
UID
ibm16342923