BIT-libpython-2021-3737

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    BIT-libpython-2021-3737

    Published: 11 Aug 2025Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in python. An improperly handled HTTP response in the HTTP client code of python may allow a remote attacker, who controls the HTTP server, to make the client script enter an infinite loop, consuming CPU time. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

    References: https://bugs.python.org/issue44022, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995162, https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/25916, https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/26503, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00039.html, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3737, https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/urllib-100-continue-loop.html, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0009/, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3737, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00024.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libpython

    Purl: pkg:bitnami/libpython

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 3.6.0
    Fixed -3.6.14

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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