CVE-2013-1753 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 11 Mar 2020 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in the Python xmlrpc client library's gzip decoding function.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-1753?

CVE-2013-1753 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Python Python, published on 11 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1753?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Python Python.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1753?

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-2013-1753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1753, GHSA-rg2r-27jq-959f, PSF-2020-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1753.