Resource Exhaustion Affecting python-pymongo-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.7.0-1.module+el8.4.0+597+ddf0ddea


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.65% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHONPYMONGODEBUGINFO-3193753
  • 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-pymongo-debuginfo to version 0:3.7.0-1.module+el8.4.0+597+ddf0ddea or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:1821.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-pymongo-debuginfo package and not the python-pymongo-debuginfo 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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