CVE-2016-1000110

Publication date 25 July 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.1 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

The CGIHandler class in Python before 2.7.12 does not protect against the HTTP_PROXY variable name clash in a CGI script, which could allow a remote attacker to redirect HTTP requests.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python2.7 23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.9
python3.2 23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.8
python3.4 23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.5
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
python3.5 23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

sbeattie

may also need patches from https://bugs.python.org/issue26804

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
python2.7
python3.4
python3.5

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.1 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3134-1
    • Python vulnerabilities
    • 22 November 2016

Other references