CVE-2011-1015

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2011-1015 · Published 09/05/2011 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
python python	`= 3.0`	No fix yet

Description

The is_cgi method in CGIHTTPServer.py in the CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0 allows remote attackers to read script source code via an HTTP GET request that lacks a / (slash) character at the beginning of the URI.

References

bugs.python.org/issue2254 · Exploit
hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c6c4398293bd · Patch
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/27 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/10 · Exploit
secunia.com/advisories/50858
secunia.com/advisories/51024
secunia.com/advisories/51040
securitytracker.com/id
svn.python.org/view · Patch
mandriva.com/security/advisories
securityfocus.com/bid/46541
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Exploit

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