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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.112997
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Python 2.7 < 2.7.9, 3.2.x < 3.3.7, 3.4.x < 3.4.3 DoS Vulnerability (bpo-16043) - Linux
Summary:Python is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Python is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HTTP
request.

Affected Software/OS:
Python 2.7 before 2.7.9, 3.2 before 3.3.7 and 3.4 before 3.4.3.

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for
more information.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1753
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