CVE-2021-3426

Published May 20, 2021

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
There's a flaw in Python 3's pydoc. A local or adjacent attacker who discovers or is able to convince another local or adjacent user to start a pydoc server could access the server and use it to disclose sensitive information belonging to the other user that they would not normally be able to access. The highest risk of this flaw is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Python versions before 3.8.9, Python versions before 3.9.3 and Python versions before 3.10.0a7.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
5.7
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
2.1
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.7
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
5.1
Vector string
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-22
secalert@redhat.com
CWE-200

Social media

Hype score
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