844193 – (CVE-2021-41945) <dev-python/httpx-0.23.0: improper URL input validation

Bug 844193 (CVE-2021-41945) - <dev-python/httpx-0.23.0: improper URL input validation

Summary: <dev-python/httpx-0.23.0: improper URL input validation

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2021-41945

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h8...
Whiteboard:	B4 [noglsa]
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Reported:	2022-05-14 16:03 UTC by John Helmert III
Modified:	2022-08-17 19:51 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description John Helmert III archtester

2022-05-14 16:03:05 UTC

CVE-2021-41945 (https://github.com/encode/httpx/discussions/1831):
https://github.com/encode/httpx/issues/2184

Encode OSS httpx <=1.0.0.beta0 is affected by improper input validation in `httpx.URL`, `httpx.Client` and some functions using `httpx.URL.copy_with`.

CVE description is inaccurate/misleading as usual. Fix is here:

https://github.com/encode/httpx/commit/e9b0c85dd4f4e4469c57c4b38e5101fd12081b5c

Comment 1 John Helmert III archtester

2022-08-17 19:51:52 UTC

Tree is clean.

Upstream issue says this might lead to a "blacklist bypass", which would seem to be very low impact in an HTTP client. No GLSA, all done!