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Python 3.3.x < 3.3.4 RC1 DoS Vulnerability (bpo-20078) - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Python is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Python allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a file size value larger than the size of the zip file to the ZipExtFile.read, ZipExtFile.read(n), ZipExtFile.readlines, ZipFile.extract, or ZipFile.extractall function.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Python 3.3.0 before 3.3.4 RC1.
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.