USN-4273-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4273-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4273-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4273-1
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Published
2020-02-06T18:44:31.197976Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:04Z
Summary
python-reportlab vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that ReportLab incorrectly handled certain XML documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / python-reportlab

Package

Name
python-reportlab
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-reportlab@3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.0-1build1
3.2.0-1build2
3.3.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python-renderpm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python-reportlab"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python-reportlab-accel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-renderpm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-reportlab"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-reportlab-accel"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-17626",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / python-reportlab

Package

Name
python-reportlab
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-reportlab@3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.0-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python-renderpm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python-reportlab"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python-reportlab-accel"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-renderpm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-reportlab"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-reportlab-accel"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-17626",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}