CVE-2012-0845
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-0845 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-10-05 21:55:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Python | Python | 0.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 0.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 1.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.5.150 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.6.2150 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.6.6150 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.7.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.7.1150 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.7.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.7.2150 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.2 | alpha | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.2.2150 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-1613-2: Python 2.4 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Python Simple XML-RPC Server Module Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Security Advisory SA50858 - Ubuntu update for python - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Python 2.7.3 Release | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | python.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| USN-1616-1: Python 3.1 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-1613-1: Python 2.5 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Security Advisory SA51087 - Ubuntu update for python3.1 - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-1592-1: Python 2.7 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Python 2.6.8 Release | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | python.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Security Advisory SA51024 - Ubuntu update for python2.5 - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security Advisory SA51040 - Ubuntu update for python2.4 - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0086-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 OS X Mavericks v10.9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Python 3.2.3 Release | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | python.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| USN-1615-1: Python 3.2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Bug 789790 – CVE-2012-0845 python: SimpleXMLRPCServer CPU usage DoS via malformed XML-RPC request | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- python (SimpleXMLRPCServer): DoS (excessive CPU usage) via malformed XML-RPC / HTTP POST request | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Issue 14001: CVE-2012-0845 Python v2.7.2 / v3.2.2 (SimpleXMLRPCServer): DoS (excessive CPU usage) by processing malformed XMLRPC / HTTP POST request - Python tracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.python.org | Exploit |
| Python 3.1.5 Release | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | python.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Security Advisory SA51089 - Ubuntu update for python3.2 - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-1596-1: Python 2.6 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.