Unscored severity · published Oct 5, 2012
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…
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CVSS
5.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.4% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PY
Python · Python
through 2.6.7; 0.9.0; 0.9.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.5.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0845
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0845
Exploit
http://bugs.python.org/issue14001
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
Patch
http://python.org/download/releases/2.6.8/
Patch
http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/
Patch
http://python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/
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