Original 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.
Affected software
- Python = 1.6= 2.6.1= 2.3.3= 3.1.1= 2.1.1= 2.1.2 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2012-10-06
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
References
- cve.org/CVE-2012-0845
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0845
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/13/4
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/
- bugs.python.org/issue14001
- secunia.com/advisories/51087
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1026689
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- secunia.com/advisories/51040
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789790
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- secunia.com/advisories/50858
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