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authorSenthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com>2016-07-31 06:24:16 (GMT)
committerSenthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com>2016-07-31 06:24:16 (GMT)
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Prevent HTTPoxy attack (CVE-2016-1000110)
Ignore the HTTP_PROXY variable when REQUEST_METHOD environment is set, which indicates that the script is in CGI mode. Issue #27568 Reported and patch contributed by Rémi Rampin.
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Library
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+- Issue #27568: Prevent HTTPoxy attack (CVE-2016-1000110). Ignore the
+ HTTP_PROXY variable when REQUEST_METHOD environment is set, which indicates
+ that the script is in CGI mode.
+
- Issue #24521: Fix possible integer overflows in the pickle module.
- Issue #22931: Allow '[' and ']' in cookie values.