SB2020061508 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for python
Published: June 15, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020061508
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16056)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing multiple occurrences of the "@" character in an email address. An application that uses the email module and implements some kind of
checks on the From/To headers of a message could be tricked into
accepting an email address that should be denied.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.