CVE-2005-0089
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module in Python 2.2, 2.3 before 2.3.5, and 2.4, when used by XML-RPC servers that use the register_instance method to register an object without a _dispatch method, allows remote attackers to read or modify globals of the associated module, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via dotted attributes.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txt ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txtPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-666Patch
- http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110746469728728&w=2Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14128
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013083Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:035Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-108.htmlAdvisory