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Python Elementtree Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
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
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is running Python and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists because Python's elementtree C accelerator fails to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization
Affected Software
Affected Software
Python versions 3.8, 3.7, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4 and 2.7 on Windows
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.7.16, 3.6.7, 3.7.1 or later