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CVE-2019-17514

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-17514 describes a documentation flaw in Python 2 and 3's library/glob.html, which misleadingly implied sorting behavior for glob.glob, potentially affecting security-relevant code across various applications. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on integrity, though it is not a Python implementation bug. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0467 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

nodejspatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch
pjsippatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch

Vendor Advisories (3)

nodejsllm-nodejs-302528ae26f0d946CRITICAL

HP ThinPro 8.1 SP4 Security Updates

Oct 29, 2024
pjsipllm-pjsip-7ba3ec379210ac70CRITICAL

HP ThinPro 8.1 SP4 Security Updates

Oct 29, 2024
redhatCVE-2019-17514

python: potentially misleading information about whether sorting in library/glob.html

Oct 12, 2019

References

bugs.python.org / issue33275
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
github.com / bminor/bash/blob/ac50fbac377e32b98d2de396f016ea81e8ee9961/pathexp.c
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / bminor/bash/blob/ac50fbac377e32b98d2de396f016ea81e8ee9961/pathexp.c
ExploitThird Party Advisory
pubs.acs.org / doi/full/10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03216
Third Party Advisory
pubs.acs.org / doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03216/suppl_file/ol9b03216_si_002.zip
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20191107-0005
twitter.com / chris_bloke/status/1181997278136958976
Third Party Advisory
twitter.com / LucasCMoore/status/1181615421922824192
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4428-1
web.archive.org / web/20150822013622/https://docs.python.org/3/library/glob.html
Vendor Advisory
web.archive.org / web/20150906020027/https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/glob.html
Vendor Advisory
web.archive.org / web/20160309211341/https://docs.python.org/3/library/glob.html
Vendor Advisory
web.archive.org / web/20160526201356/https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/glob.html
Vendor Advisory
vice.com / en_us/article/zmjwda/a-code-glitch-may-have-caused-errors-in-more-than-100-published-studies
Press/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory