Resource Exhaustion Affecting python3-idle package, versions <0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON3IDLE-6213803
  • published 31 Jan 2024
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python3-idle to version 0:3.6.8-51.el8_8.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0586.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-idle package and not the python3-idle package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

read_ints in plistlib.py in Python through 3.9.1 is vulnerable to a potential DoS attack via CPU and RAM exhaustion when processing malformed Apple Property List files in binary format.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

6.5 medium