CVE-2011-4940
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 27, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 23, 2011
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 Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- USN-1592-1vendor-advisory
- JVN#51176027third-party-advisory
- 51040third-party-advisory
- 50858third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.python.org/issue11442
- 54083vdb-entry
- USN-1596-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1613-2vendor-advisory
- JVNDB-2012-000063third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803500
- 51024third-party-advisory
- USN-1613-1vendor-advisory
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