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CVE-2020-7212

The _encode_invalid_chars function in util/url.py in the urllib3 library 1.25.2 through 1.25.7 for Python allows a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of an inefficient algorithm. The perce...

Published: Mar 6, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-400
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.4%
Top 12.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in urllib3

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

PyPI
package-ecosystem
urllib3
OSS Libraries
Andrey Petrov
individual-devaka andrey-petrov
urllib3Library
OSS Libraries / pypi
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Альт 8 СПOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
python
oss-project·US
urllib3
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7212
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/a74c9cfbaed9f811e7563cfc3dce894928e0221a
github.com
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmv2-79q8-fv6g
github.com
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