CVE-2012-0845

Publication date 14 February 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

SimpleXMLRPCServer.py in SimpleXMLRPCServer in Python before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, 3.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an XML-RPC POST request that contains a smaller amount of data than specified by the Content-Length header.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python2.4 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.4.5-1ubuntu4.4
python2.5 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.5.2-2ubuntu6.2
python2.6 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 2.6.7-4ubuntu1.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 2.6.6-6ubuntu7.1
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.5-1ubuntu6.1
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
python2.7 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 2.7.2-5ubuntu1.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 2.7.1-5ubuntu2.2
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
python3.1 12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty
Fixed 3.1.3-1ubuntu1.2
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 3.1.2-0ubuntu3.2
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
python3.2 12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 3.2.2-0ubuntu1.1
11.04 natty
Fixed 3.2-1ubuntu1.2
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

reproducer doesn't work on 8.04 LTS python2.4, but the code is sufficiently similar that we'll patch

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
python2.6
python2.7
python3.1
python3.2

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1613-1
    • Python 2.5 vulnerabilities
    • 17 October 2012
    • USN-1592-1
    • Python 2.7 vulnerabilities
    • 2 October 2012
    • USN-1613-2
    • Python 2.4 vulnerabilities
    • 17 October 2012
    • USN-1616-1
    • Python 3.1 vulnerabilities
    • 24 October 2012
    • USN-1615-1
    • Python 3.2 vulnerabilities
    • 23 October 2012
    • USN-1596-1
    • Python 2.6 vulnerabilities
    • 4 October 2012

Other references