{"id":"CVE-2011-1521","details":"The urllib and urllib2 modules in Python 2.x before 2.7.2 and 3.x before 3.2.1 process Location headers that specify redirection to file: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by the file:///etc/passwd and file:///dev/zero URLs.","aliases":["PSF-2011-2"],"modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:43.344510Z","published":"2011-05-24T23:55:02Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2020:0234-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10536-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/50858"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/51024"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/51040"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:096"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/10/127/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://bugs.python.org/issue11662"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/96a6c128822b/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b2934d98dac1/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690560"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737366"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/96a6c128822b/Misc/NEWS"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/b2934d98dac1/Misc/NEWS"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/24/5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/11/1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/15/5"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1025488"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}