CVE-2012-0845
SimpleXMLRPCServer.py in SimpleXMLRPCServer in Python before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, 3.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an XML-RPC POST request that…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
SimpleXMLRPCServer.py in SimpleXMLRPCServer in Python before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, 3.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an XML-RPC POST request that contains a smaller amount of data than specified by the Content-Length header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.40% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- python/python
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.python.org/issue14001Exploit
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- http://python.org/download/releases/2.6.8/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/13/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026689
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789790
- http://bugs.python.org/issue14001Exploit
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- http://python.org/download/releases/2.6.8/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.