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.
Published: 2012-10-05
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 2.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-25-1 python2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0870 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1592-1 Python 2.7 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1596-1 Python 2.6 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1613-1 Python 2.5 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1613-2 Python 2.4 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1615-1 Python 3.2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1616-1 Python 3.1 vulnerabilities
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Python Python
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:38:14.981Z

Reserved: 2012-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0845

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-05T21:55:01.037

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0845

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-02-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-0845 - Bugzilla

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