CVE-2013-1752

python: multiple unbound readline() DoS flaws in python stdlib

Published Jun 3, 2019 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed
Description
Various versions of Python do not properly restrict readline calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a long string, related to (1) httplib - fixed in 2.7.4, 2.6.9, and 3.3.3; (2) ftplib - fixed in 2.7.6, 2.6.9, 3.3.3; (3) imaplib - not yet fixed in 2.7.x, fixed in 2.6.9, 3.3.3; (4) nntplib - fixed in 2.7.6, 2.6.9, 3.3.3; (5) poplib - not yet fixed in 2.7.x, fixed in 2.6.9, 3.3.3; and (6) smtplib - not yet fixed in 2.7.x, fixed in 2.6.9, not yet fixed in 3.3.x. NOTE: this was REJECTed because it is incompatible with CNT1 "Independently Fixable" in the CVE Counting Decisions

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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2653-1 Python vulnerabilities
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Status
REJECTED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jun 3, 2019, 7:04 PM
Reserved
Feb 15, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Rejected
Published
Jun 3, 2019, 8:15 PM
Modified
Nov 7, 2023, 2:14 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 25, 2012, 12:00 AM