CVE-2013-1753 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Python

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption10 documents7 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 36.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
PythonDebian Python2.7
Timeline
PublishedMar 11
Latest updateMay 5

Description

The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python 3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HTTP request.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDpython/python2.7.0 — 2.7.9+3
▶debiandebian/python2.7< python2.7 2.7.9-1 (bullseye)

Patches

Patch: bugs.python.org ↗Patch: bugs.python.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-rg2r-27jq-959f: The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python 3↗2022-05-05
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OSV
CVE-2013-1753: The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python 3↗2020-03-11
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OSV
python2.7, python3.2, python3.4 vulnerabilities↗2015-06-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Python vulnerabilities↗2015-06-25
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Debian
CVE-2013-1753: python2.7 - The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python 3.4 and earlier ...↗2013
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Red Hat
python: XMLRPC library unrestricted decompression of HTTP responses using gzip enconding↗2012-09-25
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-1753 python: XMLRPC library unrestricted decompression of HTTP responses using gzip enconding [fedora-all]↗2015-01-22
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Bugzilla
CVE-2013-1753 python3: python: XMLRPC library unrestricted decompression of HTTP responses using gzip enconding [fedora-all]↗2015-01-22
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Bugzilla
CVE-2013-1753 python: XMLRPC library unrestricted decompression of HTTP responses using gzip enconding↗2013-12-23
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