UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18074

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18074
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18074.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18074
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Published
2018-10-09T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:03Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The Requests package before 2.20.0 for Python sends an HTTP Authorization header to an http URI upon receiving a same-hostname https-to-http redirect, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / requests

Package

Name
requests
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/requests@2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.3-1

2.*

2.0.0-1
2.2.1-1
2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1
2.2.1-1ubuntu0.2
2.2.1-1ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-requests",
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-requests-whl",
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-requests",
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / requests

Package

Name
requests
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/requests@2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.0-3
2.8.1-1
2.9.1-1ubuntu1
2.9.1-2
2.9.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-requests",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-requests",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / python-pip

Package

Name
python-pip
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.6-7ubuntu1
1.5.6-7ubuntu2

8.*

8.0.2-7
8.0.3-1
8.0.3-2
8.1.0-1
8.1.0-2
8.1.1-1
8.1.1-2
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.1
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.2
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm2
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm3
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm4
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm5
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm6
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm8
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm10
8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pip",
            "binary_version": "8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pip-whl",
            "binary_version": "8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pip",
            "binary_version": "8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / python-pip

Package

Name
python-pip
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.2

Affected versions

9.*

9.0.1-2
9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1
9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pip",
            "binary_version": "9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-pip-whl",
            "binary_version": "9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pip",
            "binary_version": "9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / requests

Package

Name
requests
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/requests@2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.18.1-1
2.18.4-1
2.18.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-requests",
            "binary_version": "2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-requests",
            "binary_version": "2.18.4-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}