Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-3737 - Infinite Loop vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A flaw was found in python. An improperly handled HTTP response in the HTTP client code of python may allow a remote attacker, who controls the HTTP server, to make the client script enter an infinite loop, consuming CPU time. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/25916
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995162
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3737
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/26503
- https://bugs.python.org/issue44022
- https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/urllib-100-continue-loop.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0009/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00039.html