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, all...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 6.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| python | < 2.3.5 | 2.3.5 |
| python | = 2.4.0 | No fix listed |
References
- 20050203 Python Security Advisory PSF-2005-001 - SimpleXMLRPCServer.py mailing-list third-party-advisory
- python.org broken-link patch
- 14128 broken-link third-party-advisory
- 1013083 broken-link third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- DSA-666 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:035 broken-link third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- www.python.org broken-link patch vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:108 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 12437 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 2005-0003 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- python-simplexmlrpcserver-bypass(19217) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9811 broken-link signature vdb-entry