Bug 1215560 (CVE-2019-19450)

Summary:	VUL-0: CVE-2019-19450: python-reportlab: code injection in paraparser.py allows code execution
Product:	[Novell Products] SUSE Security Incidents	Reporter:	Cathy Hu <cathy.hu>
Component:	Incidents	Assignee:	Security Team bot <security-team>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	Security Team bot <security-team>
Severity:	Major
Priority:	P3 - Medium	CC:	security-team
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Other
URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/379478/
Whiteboard:	CVSSv3.1:SUSE:CVE-2019-19450:7.7:(AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Found By:	Security Response Team	Services Priority:
Business Priority:		Blocker:	---
Marketing QA Status:	---	IT Deployment:	---

Description Cathy Hu 2023-09-21 09:18:38 UTC

CVE-2019-19450

paraparser in ReportLab before 3.5.31 allows remote code execution because start_unichar in paraparser.py evaluates untrusted user input in a unichar element in a crafted XML document with '<unichar code="' followed by arbitrary Python code, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17626.

https://github.com/MrBitBucket/reportlab-mirror/blob/master/CHANGES.md
https://pastebin.com/5MicRrr4

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-19450
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239920
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19450
https://github.com/MrBitBucket/reportlab-mirror/blob/master/CHANGES.md
https://pastebin.com/5MicRrr4

Comment 1 Cathy Hu 2023-09-21 09:19:08 UTC

Fix: https://hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/reportlab/rev/b117091a73c2
Affected:
- SUSE:SLE-12:Update/python-reportlab  2.7   
- SUSE:SLE-15:Update/python-reportlab  3.4.0

Not affected:
- openSUSE:Factory/python-reportlab    3.6.12

Comment 2 Matej Cepl 2023-09-30 19:47:22 UTC

All SRs submitted.

Comment 4 Maintenance Automation 2023-10-04 16:30:01 UTC

SUSE-SU-2023:3972-1: An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Category: security (important)
Bug References: 1215560
CVE References: CVE-2019-19450
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (src): python-reportlab-3.4.0-150000.3.12.1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 (src): python-reportlab-3.4.0-150000.3.12.1
SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4 (src): python-reportlab-3.4.0-150000.3.12.1
SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (src): python-reportlab-3.4.0-150000.3.12.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.

Comment 5 Maintenance Automation 2023-10-11 12:30:01 UTC

SUSE-SU-2023:4048-1: An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Category: security (important)
Bug References: 1215560
CVE References: CVE-2019-19450
Sources used:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 12-SP5 (src): python-reportlab-2.7-3.16.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.

Comment 6 Andrea Mattiazzo 2024-05-23 16:02:48 UTC

All done, closing.