CVE-2019-11324 (High) detected in urllib3-1.21.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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CVE-2019-11324 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - urllib3-1.21.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/24/53/f397db567de0aa0e81b211d81c13c41a779f14893e42189cf5bdb97611b2/urllib3-1.21.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /rekall-agent

Path to vulnerable library: /rekall-agent,/tmp/ws-scm/win10_rekall

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ urllib3-1.21.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: win10_compressed_memory

Vulnerability Details

The urllib3 library before 1.24.2 for Python mishandles certain cases where the desired set of CA certificates is different from the OS store of CA certificates, which results in SSL connections succeeding in situations where a verification failure is the correct outcome. This is related to use of the ssl_context, ca_certs, or ca_certs_dir argument.

Publish Date: 2019-04-18

URL: CVE-2019-11324

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: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11324

Release Date: 2019-04-18

Fix Resolution: 1.24.2

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