CVE-2012-0845
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.7.3~rc1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| python | python | {"endIncluding":"2.6.7"} | |
| python | python | 0.9.0 | |
| python | python | 0.9.1 | |
| python | python | 1.2 | |
| python | python | 1.3 | |
| python | python | 1.5.2 | |
| python | python | 1.6 | |
| python | python | 1.6.1 | |
| python | python | 2.0 | |
| python | python | 2.0.1 | |
| python | python | 2.1 | |
| python | python | 2.1.1 | |
| python | python | 2.1.2 | |
| python | python | 2.1.3 | |
| python | python | 2.2 | |
| python | python | 2.2.1 | |
| python | python | 2.2.2 | |
| python | python | 2.2.3 | |
| python | python | 2.3.1 | |
| python | python | 2.3.2 | |
| python | python | 2.3.3 | |
| python | python | 2.3.4 | |
| python | python | 2.3.5 | |
| python | python | 2.3.7 | |
| python | python | 2.4.1 | |
| python | python | 2.4.2 | |
| python | python | 2.4.3 | |
| python | python | 2.4.4 | |
| python | python | 2.4.6 | |
| python | python | 2.5.1 | |
| python | python | 2.5.2 | |
| python | python | 2.5.3 | |
| python | python | 2.5.4 | |
| python | python | 2.5.6 | |
| python | python | 2.5.150 | |
| python | python | 2.6.1 | |
| python | python | 2.6.2 | |
| python | python | 2.6.3 | |
| python | python | 2.6.4 | |
| python | python | 2.6.5 | |
| python | python | 2.6.6 | |
| python | python | 2.6.2150 | |
| python | python | 2.6.6150 | |
| python | python | 2.7.1 | |
| python | python | 2.7.2 | |
| python | python | 2.7.1150 | |
| python | python | 2.7.2150 | |
| python | python | 3.0 | |
| python | python | 3.0.1 | |
| python | python | 3.1 | |
| python | python | 3.1.1 | |
| python | python | 3.1.2 | |
| python | python | 3.1.3 | |
| python | python | 3.1.4 | |
| python | python | 3.2 | |
| python | python | 3.2.2150 | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0845.html
- http://bugs.python.org/issue14001
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- http://python.org/download/releases/2.6.8/
- http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/
- http://python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/
- http://python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/13/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026689
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789790
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0845
CWEs
CWE-399
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