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CVE-2021-3572

A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possi

A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.

This is fixed in python-pip version 21.1.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.7 EPSS 0.0024
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI pip HIGH fixed in 21.1

Scoring & Timeline

5.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Nov 2021 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11877-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11878-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12150-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:2351-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962856Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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