CVE-2019-17626
First published: Wed Oct 16 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability was found in ReportLab through 3.5.26 allows remote code execution because of toColor(eval(arg)) in colors.py, as demonstrated by a crafted XML document with '<span color="' followed by arbitrary Python code. Reference: <a href="https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/issues/199/eval-in-colorspy-leads-to-remote-code">https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/issues/199/eval-in-colorspy-leads-to-remote-code</a> <a href="https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/src/default/CHANGES.md">https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/src/default/CHANGES.md</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/python-reportlab | <=3.5.23-1<=3.1.8-3+deb8u1<=3.5.13-1<=3.5.28-1<=3.3.0-2 | 3.5.34-1 3.5.13-1+deb10u1 3.3.0-2+deb9u1 |
| Reportlab Reportlab | <=3.5.26 | |
| pip/reportlab | <3.5.28 | 3.5.28 |
| debian/python-reportlab | 3.5.59-2 3.5.59-2+deb11u1 3.6.12-1 3.6.12-1+deb12u1 4.2.5-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/issues/199/eval-in-colorspy-leads-to-remote-code
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17626
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=942763
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00002.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0195
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0197
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0201
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0230
- https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/src/default/CHANGES.md
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00019.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSCTOE3DITFICY2XKBYZ5WAF5TSQ52DM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZPHP2BJSTP4IYCSJRQINP763IHO6ASL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-35
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4273-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4663
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-17626
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1769662
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-17626
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1769661
- https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/issues/199/eval-in-colorspy-leads-to-remote-code#comment-55887892
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSCTOE3DITFICY2XKBYZ5WAF5TSQ52DM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZPHP2BJSTP4IYCSJRQINP763IHO6ASL/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0006/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17626
- https://hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/reportlab/rev/51a521ad7dd3
- https://web.archive.org/web/20191016111823/https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/issues/199/eval-in-colorspy-leads-to-remote-code
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qpg2-vx7j-3869 (Advisory)
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/reportlab/PYSEC-2019-117.yaml
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4273-1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0006
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZPHP2BJSTP4IYCSJRQINP763IHO6ASL
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSCTOE3DITFICY2XKBYZ5WAF5TSQ52DM
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZZPHP2BJSTP4IYCSJRQINP763IHO6ASL
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NSCTOE3DITFICY2XKBYZ5WAF5TSQ52DM
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17626
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-17626
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2019-17626?
CVE-2019-17626 is a vulnerability in ReportLab through 3.5.26 that allows remote code execution.
How severe is CVE-2019-17626?
CVE-2019-17626 has a severity score of 9.8, which is considered critical.
How does CVE-2019-17626 allow remote code execution?
CVE-2019-17626 allows remote code execution through the 'toColor(eval(arg))' function in colors.py when processing a crafted XML document.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-17626?
CVE-2019-17626 affects ReportLab versions up to and including 3.5.26.
How can I fix CVE-2019-17626?
To fix CVE-2019-17626, update ReportLab to version 3.5.28 or later.
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