CVE-2020-8492

Updated: 2025-12-01 02:42:55.508117

Description:

Python 2.7 through 2.7.17, 3.5 through 3.5.9, 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1 allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client because of urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler catastrophic backtracking.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x HIGH 7.1
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 6.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

Debian 10 python 3.6 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-09-09 19:26:40
Debian 10 python 2.7 6.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1760369860 2025-10-13 17:00:51
Debian 11 python 2.7 6.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1760369775 2025-10-13 17:00:49
Debian 11 python 3.6 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-09-09 19:26:40
Debian 12 python 3.7 6.5 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-12-09 20:17:12
Debian 12 python 3.6 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-09-09 19:26:39
Debian 12 python 2.7 6.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1760369700 2025-10-13 17:00:47
Debian 12 python 3.8 6.5 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-12-09 20:17:11
Debian 13 python 3.6 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-10-03 19:04:21
Debian 13 python 2.7 6.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1760370001 2025-10-13 16:37:46
Total: 30