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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, allows remote attackers to read or modify globals of the associated module, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via dotted attributes.

Published

2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	python	python	< 2.3.5	Yes
Application	python	python	2.4.0	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110746469728728&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txt Broken Link, Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/14128 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013083 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-666 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:035 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/ Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-108.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12437 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19217 VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9811 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110746469728728&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txt Broken Link, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/14128 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013083 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-666 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:035 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/ Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-108.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12437 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19217 VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9811 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)