USN-3790-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3790-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3790-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3790-1
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Published
2018-10-15T11:49:20.104792Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:44Z
Summary
requests vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Requests incorrectly handled certain HTTP headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu0.4",
            "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"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-18074"
        }
    ]
}

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 

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

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-18074"
        }
    ]
}

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 

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

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-18074"
        }
    ]
}