USN-3990-1: python-urllib3 Ubuntu

Published

Published 21-05-2019Last modified 27-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

USN-3990-1 is a vulnerability in python-urllib3 Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Priority

Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

Not scored

010

No CVSS score recorded

EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3

CVE-2018-20060 CVE-2019-11236 CVE-2019-11324

Timeline

21-05-2019
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
27-04-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

python-urllib3 vulnerabilities It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly removed Authorization HTTP headers when handled cross-origin redirects. This could result in credentials being sent to unintended hosts. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-20060) It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly stripped certain characters from requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform CRLF injection. (CVE-2019-11236) It was discovered that urllib3 incorrectly handled situations where a desired set of CA certificates were specified. This could result in certificates being accepted by the default CA certificates contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.10, and Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-11324)