CVE-2010-3492

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

The asyncore module in Python before 3.2 does not properly handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, and does not have accompanying documentation describing how daemon applications should handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct denial of service attacks that terminate these applications via network connections.

The asyncore module in Python before 3.2 does not properly handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, and does not have accompanying documentation describing how daemon applications should handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct denial of service attacks that terminate these applications via network connections.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

First reported 14 years ago

2010-10-19 20:00:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-29 00:56:00

Affected Software

Python

References

http://bugs.python.org/issue6706

Patch, Vendor Advisory

MDVSA-2010:215

Third Party Advisory

MDVSA-2010:216

Third Party Advisory

[oss-security] 20100909 CVE Request -- Python -- accept() implementation in async core is broken => more subcases

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

[oss-security] 20100910 Re: CVE Request -- Python -- accept() implementation in async core is broken => more subcases

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

[oss-security] 20100922 Re: CVE Request -- Python -- accept() implementation in async core is broken => more subcases

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

[oss-security] 20100924 Re: CVE Request -- Python -- accept() implementation in async core is broken => more subcases

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12111

Third Party Advisory

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