# CVE-2012-0845: 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 remo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-10-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/13/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- http://python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/
- http://bugs.python.org/issue14001
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026689
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789790
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
- http://python.org/download/releases/2.6.8/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
- http://python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/
- http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html

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