Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting python package, versions <0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.5


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.56% (88th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-PYTHON-2862913
  • published 8 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 4 Mar 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python to version 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1802.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python package and not the python package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A 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.