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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-0089

The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module in Python 2.2, 2.3 before 2.3.5, and 2.4, when used by XML-RPC servers that use the register_instance method to register an object without a _dispatch method, allows remote attackers to read or modify globals of the…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.00%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module in Python 2.2, 2.3 before 2.3.5, and 2.4, when used by XML-RPC servers that use the register_instance method to register an object without a _dispatch method, allows remote attackers to read or modify globals of the associated module, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via dotted attributes.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
6.00% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
python/python
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.