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    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 contains a smaller amount of data than specified by the Content-Length header.

    Published:Feb 12, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 5, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.05891
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Python
    Product
    Python
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://bugs.python.org/issue14001http://bugs.python.org/issue14001

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.python.org/issue14001
    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/
    http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/
    http://python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/
    http://python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/
    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/issue14001
    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/
    http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/
    http://python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/
    http://python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High