Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-27619  

In Python 3 through 3.9.0, the Lib/test/multibytecodec_support.py CJK codec tests call eval() on content retrieved via HTTP.

Severity Medium

Remote Yes

Type Arbitrary code execution

Description

In Python 3 through 3.9.0, the Lib/test/multibytecodec_support.py CJK codec tests call eval() on content retrieved via HTTP.

AVG-1597 python2 2.7.18-2 2.7.18-3 Medium Testing FS#68063

https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/cjk-codec-download-eval.html
https://bugs.python.org/issue41944
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/22575
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b664a1df4ee71d3760ab937653b10997081b1794