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Resource Exhaustion Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.16-2+deb10u2

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    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-DEBIAN10-PYTHON27-5423210
  • published 27 Aug 2021
  • disclosed 4 Mar 2022
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Introduced: 27 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-3737 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-400 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-835 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 python2.7 to version 2.7.16-2+deb10u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2.7 package and not the python2.7 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 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.