CVE-2010-3492 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in daemon applications using Python's asyncore module by triggering unsuccessful accept calls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-3492?
CVE-2010-3492 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Python Python, published on 19 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The asyncore module in Python before 3.2 does not properly handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, and does not have accompanying documentation describing how daemon applications should handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct denial of service attacks that terminate these applications via network connections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3492?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Python Python.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3492?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-3492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Python Python
Sources
Also known as AZL-109587, DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3492, GHSA-795r-vggr-7g7x, PSF-2010-6.