xmlrpc gzip unlimited read

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Add a default limit for the amount of data xmlrpclib.gzip_decode() will return.

Dates:

  • Disclosure date: 2012-09-25 (Python issue bpo-16043 reported)
  • Red Hat impact: Moderate

Fixed In

Python issue

xmlrpc: gzip_decode has unlimited read().

  • Python issue: bpo-16043
  • Creation date: 2012-09-25
  • Reporter: Christian Heimes

CVE-2013-1753

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.

Timeline

Timeline using the disclosure date 2012-09-25 as reference:

  • 2012-09-25: Python issue bpo-16043 reported by Christian Heimes
  • 2014-12-06 (+802 days): commit 4e9cefa (branch 3.2)
  • 2014-12-06 (+802 days): commit 9e8f523 (branch 2.7)
  • 2014-12-10 (+806 days): Python 2.7.9 released
  • 2015-02-25 (+883 days): Python 3.4.3 released
  • 2015-09-12: Python 3.5.0 released
  • 2017-09-19 (+1820 days): Python 3.3.7 released
  • 2020-03-11 (+2724 days): CVE-2013-1753 published