CVE-2021-21240 (High) detected in httplib2-0.18.1-py3-none-any.whl

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CVE-2021-21240 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - httplib2-0.18.1-py3-none-any.whl

A comprehensive HTTP client library.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b3/ad/d9d9331850ea5bd4f5cb8c650c0bfa119a4abd6b0ad7c45b6506bc979fc0/httplib2-0.18.1-py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ httplib2-0.18.1-py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

httplib2 is a comprehensive HTTP client library for Python. In httplib2 before version 0.19.0, a malicious server which responds with long series of "\xa0" characters in the "www-authenticate" header may cause Denial of Service (CPU burn while parsing header) of the httplib2 client accessing said server. This is fixed in version 0.19.0 which contains a new implementation of auth headers parsing using the pyparsing library.

Publish Date: 2021-02-08

URL: CVE-2021-21240

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-93xj-8mrv-444m

Release Date: 2021-02-08

Fix Resolution: 0.19.0

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