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.

How to fix CVE-2012-0845

To remediate CVE-2012-0845, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/python2.7—upgrade to 2.7.3~rc1-1 or later

Is CVE-2012-0845 being exploited?

Moderate — EPSS is 5.6%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.7.3~rc1-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0845