Description

The _encode_invalid_chars function in util/url.py in the urllib3 library 1.25.2 through 1.25.7 for Python allows a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of an inefficient algorithm. The percent_encodings array contains all matches of percent encodings. It is not deduplicated. For a URL of length N, the size of percent_encodings may be up to O(N). The next step (normalize existing percent-encoded bytes) also takes up to O(N) for each step, so the total time is O(N^2). If percent_encodings were deduplicated, the time to compute _encode_invalid_chars would be O(kN), where k is at most 484 ((10+6*2)^2).

INFO

Published Date :

March 6, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7212 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Python urllib3
1 Urllib3 urllib3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-7212.

URL Resource
https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/master/CHANGES.rst Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/a74c9cfbaed9f811e7563cfc3dce894928e0221a Patch Third Party Advisory
https://pypi.org/project/urllib3/1.25.8/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/master/CHANGES.rst Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/a74c9cfbaed9f811e7563cfc3dce894928e0221a Patch Third Party Advisory
https://pypi.org/project/urllib3/1.25.8/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7212 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/master/CHANGES.rst
    Added Reference https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/a74c9cfbaed9f811e7563cfc3dce894928e0221a
    Added Reference https://pypi.org/project/urllib3/1.25.8/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/master/CHANGES.rst No Types Assigned https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/blob/master/CHANGES.rst Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/a74c9cfbaed9f811e7563cfc3dce894928e0221a No Types Assigned https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/a74c9cfbaed9f811e7563cfc3dce894928e0221a Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pypi.org/project/urllib3/1.25.8/ No Types Assigned https://pypi.org/project/urllib3/1.25.8/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:python:urllib3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.25.2 up to (including) 1.25.7
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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