CVE-2019-16056
An issue was discovered in Python through 2.7.16, 3.x through 3.5.7, 3.6.x through 3.6.9, and 3.7.x through 3.7.4.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Python through 2.7.16, 3.x through 3.5.7, 3.6.x through 3.6.9, and 3.7.x through 3.7.4. The email module wrongly parses email addresses that contain multiple @ characters. An application that uses the email module and implements some kind of checks on the From/To headers of a message could be tricked into accepting an email address that should be denied. An attack may be the same as in CVE-2019-11340; however, this CVE applies to Python more generally.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.12% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- python/python · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/software collections · oracle/communications operations monitor · oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools · oracle/zfs storage appliance kit · oracle/solaris · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00062.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00063.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3948Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue34155Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8cb65d1381b027f0b09ee36bfed7f35bb4dec9a9Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4X3HW5JRZ7GCPSR7UHJOLD7AWLTQCDVR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEARDOTXCYPYELKBD2KWZ27GSPXDI3GQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/COATURTCY7G67AYI6UDV5B2JZTBCKIDX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E2HP37NUVLQSBW3J735A2DQDOZ4ZGBLY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ER6LONC2B2WYIO56GBQUDU6QTWZDPUNQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JCPGLTTOBB3QEARDX4JOYURP6ELNNA2V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K4KZEFP6E4YPYB52AF4WXCUDSGQOTF37/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K7HNVIFMETMFWWWUNTB72KYJYXCZOS5V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M34WOYCDKTDE5KLUACE2YIEH7D37KHRX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NF3DRDGMVIRYNZMSLJIHNW47HOUQYXVG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OYGESQSGIHDCIGOBVF7VXCMIE6YDWRYB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QASRD4E2G65GGEHYKVHYCXB2XWAGTNL4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QP46PQSUKYPGWTADQ67NOV3BUN6JM34Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SDQQ56P7ZZR64XV5DUVWNSNXKKEXUG2J/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZBTGPBUABGXZ7WH7677OEM3NSP6ZEA76/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0005/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.