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CVE-2012-0845 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-0845: SimpleXMLRPCServer.py in SimpleXMLRPCServer in Python before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, 3.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an XML-RPC POST request that contains a smaller amount of data than specified

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-0845 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • python2.7→ fixed in2.7.3~rc1-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python2.7
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