Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118211
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Python <= 3.7.2 DoS Vulnerability (bpo-36260) - 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: 'Lib/zipfile.py' in Python allows remote attackers to cause a DOS (resource consumption) via a ZIP bomb. Affected Software/OS: Python through version 3.7.2. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. 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-2019-9674 https://bugs.python.org/issue36260 https://bugs.python.org/issue36462 https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/zipfile.py https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb https://www.python.org/news/security/ SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0274 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00003.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0696 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00041.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/
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