CVE-2011-4940
The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the
02 Description
The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-06-27 10:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:23Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-12-23
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8d91236f60dd924189f2a21994af4c291857f39e08abb75ca917041965e06b63
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1592-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
- jvn.jpJVN#51176027http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN51176027/index.html
- secunia.com51040http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- secunia.com50858http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- bugs.python.orghttp://bugs.python.org/issue11442
- www.securityfocus.com54083http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54083
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1596-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1613-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
- jvndb.jvn.jpJVNDB-2012-000063http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000063
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803500
- secunia.com51024http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1613-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- python2.7 Fixed in 2.7.2-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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