Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20199948000
Revision Date:2019-03-23Version:1
Title:CVE-2019-9948 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2019-9948
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND The 'python2.7' package in bionic is affected and needs fixing.
  • BACK