A flaw was found in python. An improperly handled HTTP response in the HTTP client code of python may allow a remote attacker, who controls the HTTP server, to make the client script enter an infinite loop, consuming CPU time. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
CVE-2021-3737
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 95.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 4, 2022
Last Modified
December 17, 2025
References (22)
- secalert@redhathttps://bugs.python.org/issue44022
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995162
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/25916
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/26503
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00039.html
- secalert@redhathttps://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/urllib-100-continue-loop.html
- secalert@redhathttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0009/
- secalert@redhathttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3737
- secalert@redhathttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.python.org/issue44022
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995162
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/25916
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/26503
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-3737(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2022:1986Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: python3 security update
- RHSA-2022:1821Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: python27:2.7 security update
- RHSA-2022:1764Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 security update
- RHSA-2022:1663Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: python27-python and python27-python-pip security update
- RHSA-2021:4160Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9 security update
Patch Availability(10)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python3.5-venv (3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python3.9 (3.9.5-3ubuntu0~21.04.1) @ hirsute | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libpython3.7 (3.7.5-2ubuntu1~18.04.2) @ bionic | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libpython3.6-minimal (3.6.9-1~18.04ubuntu1.6) @ bionic | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python3.9-venv (3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1+esm2) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | python38-devel:3.8-8060020220120164031.5294be16 | 2022-05-10 | redhat |
| redhat | python27:2.7-8060020220210185952.8cdc2268 | 2022-05-10 | redhat |
| redhat | python3-0:3.6.8-45.el8 | 2022-05-10 | redhat |
| redhat | python27-python-0:2.7.18-4.el7 | 2022-05-02 | redhat |
| redhat | python39-devel:3.9-8050020210811100211.d428a79b | 2021-11-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-37372022-03-16
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