ALPINE-CVE-2019-9948

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CVE-2019-9948
Published: 23 Mar 2019, 18:29
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 06:16

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.1 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Mar 2019, 18:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 06:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected Systems

  • alpine•python2

    < 2.7.16-r1 | < 2.7.16-r1 | < 2.7.16-r1 | < 2.7.15-r2 | < 2.7.15-r2 | < 2.7.16-r1

References (1)