Resource Exhaustion Affecting python-docs package, versions <0:2.7.16-2.module+el8.4.0+403+9ae17a31


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.65% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHONDOCS-3193702
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed4 Mar 2022

Introduced: 4 Mar 2022

CVE-2021-3737  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python-docs to version 0:2.7.16-2.module+el8.4.0+403+9ae17a31 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:1821.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-docs package and not the python-docs package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 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.

CVSS Scores

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