SB20231222116 - openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for python-twisted



SB20231222116 - openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for python-twisted

Published: December 22, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20231222116
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Origin validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21712)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to origin validation error in the "twited.web.RedirectAgent" and "twisted.web.BrowserLikeRedirectAgent" functions. A remote attacker attacker can trick the victim to click on a specially crafted link and obtain cookies and authorization headers.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21716)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


3) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24801)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests within the twisted.web.http module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.


4) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39348)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied datawithin "NameVirtualHost". A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.