Resource Exhaustion Affecting python3.9 package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.56% (87th 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-DEBIAN11-PYTHON39-1570176
  • published 27 Aug 2021
  • disclosed 4 Mar 2022

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 python3.9.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.9 package and not the python3.9 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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.