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Python 2.7 < 2.7.9, 3.2.x < 3.3.7, 3.4.x < 3.4.3 DoS Vulnerability (bpo-16043) - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

Python is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HTTP request.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Python 2.7 before 2.7.9, 3.2 before 3.3.7 and 3.4 before 3.4.3.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

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