Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-0845

Description

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.

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Affected products

Python (programming language)/Python59 versions
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 58 more
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.7
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.2150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.8, <2.7.3, <3.1.5, <3.2.3
osv-coords27 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/python310&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python311&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python312&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python313&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python314&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python315&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python36&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python38&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python39&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python3-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/python3&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/python-base&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/python&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/python3-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/python3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP1
< 3.10.0rc1-4.2+ 26 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.10.0rc1-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.11.0b1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.0a7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.13.0~b3-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.14.0~a1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15.0~a1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.15-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.8.12-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.9.7-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-lp151.6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-lp151.6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.12-1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.18-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.10-3.42.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

python.org/download/releases/2.6.8/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
python.org/download/releases/2.7.3/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
python.org/download/releases/3.2.3/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
bugs.python.org/issue14001nvdExploit
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.htmlnvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlnvd
secunia.com/advisories/50858nvd
secunia.com/advisories/51024nvd
secunia.com/advisories/51040nvd
secunia.com/advisories/51087nvd
secunia.com/advisories/51089nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/13/4nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd

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