CVE-2020-8492

Updated: 2026-01-19 04:12:56.957523

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 13 python 2.7 6.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1760370001 2025-10-13 16:37:46
Debian 13 python 3.8 6.5 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-12-09 20:17:12
Debian 13 python 3.7 6.5 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-12-09 20:17:13
EL 10 python 2.7 6.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1760370074 2025-10-13 16:38:58
EL 10 python 3.6 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-12-09 20:19:14
EL 7 python 2.7 6.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1754040088 2025-08-02 00:15:55
EL 7 python 3.6 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-05-30 00:45:40
EL 8 python 2.7 6.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1754039969 2025-08-02 00:15:54
EL 8 python 3.6 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-05-30 00:45:40
EL 9 python 3.6 6.5 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-05-30 00:59:43
Total: 31