CVE-2012-0845

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.

🔗 References (42)

• secalert@redhathttp://bugs.python.org/issue14001
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
• secalert@redhathttp://python.org/download/releases/2.6.8/
• secalert@redhathttp://python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/
• secalert@redhathttp://python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/
• secalert@redhathttp://python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/50858
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/51024
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/51040
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/51087
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/51089
• secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/13/4
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026689
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1