CVE-2013-1753

NameCVE-2013-1753
DescriptionThe gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python 3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HTTP request.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesELA-164-1, ELA-239-1
Debian Bugs742927, 742928, 742929

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
python2.7 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2.7.9-2-ds1-1+deb8u12fixed
stretch (security)2.7.13-2+deb9u6fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.7.13-2+deb9u9fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)2.7.16-2+deb10u4fixed
bullseye2.7.18-8+deb11u1fixed
python3.4 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)3.4.2-1+deb8u18fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python2.5source(unstable)(unfixed)low
python2.6sourcewheezy(not affected)
python2.6source(unstable)(unfixed)low
python2.7sourcewheezy2.7.3-6+deb7u8ELA-164-1
python2.7source(unstable)2.7.9-1low742929
python3.1source(unstable)(unfixed)low
python3.2source(unstable)(unfixed)low
python3.3source(unstable)(unfixed)low742928
python3.4sourcejessie3.4.2-1+deb8u8ELA-239-1
python3.4source(unstable)3.4.2-4low742927

Notes

[jessie] - python3.4 <postponed> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - python2.5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - python2.6 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - python2.6 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - python2.7 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - python3.1 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - python3.2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://bugs.python.org/issue16043
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/eca72d47f5a639a0ac66a98a2d63b30df2ce310f (3.4)
[wheezy] - python2.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)

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