Vulnerability in Python
CVE-2005-0089
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.060 (93.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.060 · newest: 0.060 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Python — versions 2.4.0
References
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19217 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
- www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/ (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9811 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12437 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/14128 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-666 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txt (Patch, Broken Link)