CVE-2021-3737

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3737
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-04 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:38:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in python. An improperly handled HTTP response in the HTTP client code of python may allow a remote attacker, who controls the HTTP server, to make the client script enter an infinite loop, consuming CPU time. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 21.04 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Application Netapp Hci - All All All
Application Netapp Management Services For Element Software - All All All
Application Netapp Netapp Xcp Smb - All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility - All All All
Application Netapp Xcp Nfs - All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 22.1.3 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Exposure Function 22.1.1 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy 22.2.0 All All All
Application Python Python All All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Codeready Linux Builder For Power Little Endian 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 8.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2021-3737 Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
bpo-44022: Improve the security fix regression test. by gpshead · Pull Request #26503 · python/cpython · GitHub MISC github.com
1995162 – (CVE-2021-3737) CVE-2021-3737 python: urllib: HTTP client possible infinite loop on a 100 Continue response MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 3477-1] python3.7 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 3432-1] python2.7 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE-2021-3737 | Ubuntu MISC ubuntu.com
bpo-44022: Fix http client infinite line reading (DoS) after a http 100 by gen-xu · Pull Request #25916 · python/cpython · GitHub MISC github.com
CVE-2021-3737: urllib HTTP client possible infinite loop on a 100 Continue response — Python Security 0.0 documentation MISC python-security.readthedocs.io
Issue 44022: CVE-2021-3737: urllib http client possible infinite loop on a 100 Continue response - Python tracker MISC bugs.python.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2022 N/A www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159466 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9 (ELSA-2021-4160)
  • 159797 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 (ELSA-2022-1764)
  • 159808 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3 (ELSA-2022-1986)
  • 159819 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python27:2.7 (ELSA-2022-1821)
  • 178882 Debian Security Update for python3.5 (DLA 2808-1)
  • 181802 Debian Security Update for python2.7 (DLA 3432-1)
  • 198609 Ubuntu Security Notification for Python Vulnerabilities (USN-5199-1)
  • 198610 Ubuntu Security Notification for Python Vulnerabilities (USN-5201-1)
  • 198611 Ubuntu Security Notification for Python Vulnerabilities (USN-5200-1)
  • 20270 Oracle Database 21c Critical Patch Update - October 2022
  • 20317 Oracle Database 21c Critical Patch Update - January 2023
  • 239841 Red Hat Update for python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9 (RHSA-2021:4160)
  • 240254 Red Hat Update for python27-python and python27-python-pip (RHSA-2022:1663)
  • 240287 Red Hat Update for python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 (RHSA-2022:1764)
  • 240302 Red Hat Update for python27:2.7 (RHSA-2022:1821)
  • 240313 Red Hat Update for python3 (RHSA-2022:1986)
  • 281936 Fedora Security Update for python2.7 (FEDORA-2021-34760089da)
  • 281937 Fedora Security Update for python2.7 (FEDORA-2021-68d0f3043a)
  • 281947 Fedora Security Update for mingw (FEDORA-2021-eef0654c0b)
  • 296062 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 43.113.3 Missing (CPUJAN2022)
  • 353942 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for python : ALAS2-2022-1802
  • 353955 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for python27 : ALAS-2022-1593
  • 6000019 Debian Security Update for python3.7 (DLA 3477-1)
  • 671034 EulerOS Security Update for python (EulerOS-SA-2021-2669)
  • 671148 EulerOS Security Update for python2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2812)
  • 671155 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2813)
  • 671213 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-1013)
  • 671224 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-1033)
  • 671253 EulerOS Security Update for python (EulerOS-SA-2022-1183)
  • 671296 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-1214)
  • 671306 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-1233)
  • 751252 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3 (SUSE-SU-2021:3477-1)
  • 751261 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python36 (SUSE-SU-2021:3486-1)
  • 751268 OpenSUSE Security Update for python (openSUSE-SU-2021:3489-1)
  • 751274 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python (SUSE-SU-2021:3524-1)
  • 751306 OpenSUSE Security Update for python (openSUSE-SU-2021:1418-1)
  • 751494 OpenSUSE Security Update for python3 (openSUSE-SU-2021:4104-1)
  • 751548 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3 (SUSE-SU-2021:4015-2)
  • 752098 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python39 (SUSE-SU-2022:1485-1)
  • 900745 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for python3 (8956)
  • 940499 AlmaLinux Security Update for python27:2.7 (ALSA-2022:1821)
  • 940530 AlmaLinux Security Update for python3 (ALSA-2022:1986)
  • 940557 AlmaLinux Security Update for python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 (ALSA-2022:1764)
  • 940559 AlmaLinux Security Update for python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9 (ALSA-2021:4160)
  • 960239 Rocky Linux Security Update for python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9 (RLSA-2021:4160)
  • 960252 Rocky Linux Security Update for python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 (RLSA-2022:1764)
  • 960259 Rocky Linux Security Update for python27:2.7 (RLSA-2022:1821)
  • 960408 Rocky Linux Security Update for python3 (RLSA-2022:1986)
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