Vulnerability in Python
CVE-2020-10735
A flaw was found in python. In algorithms with quadratic time complexity using non-binary bases, when using int("text"), a system could take 50ms to parse an int string with 100,000 digits and 5s for 1,000,000 digits (float, decimal, int.f…
EPSS: 0.035 (87.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Python — versions 3.11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36, 37
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Quay — versions 3.0.0
- Redhat Software_collections
- N/a Python — versions python 3.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10735?
- CVE-2020-10735 is a high-severity vulnerability in Python, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10735?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10735 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.