CVE Catalog

CVE-2013-7338

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Python versions before 3.3.4 RC1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a file size value larger than the size of the zip file in functions related to reading and extracting zip files.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can cause an infinite loop and high CPU consumption, leading to application disruption and potential downtime in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Python to version 3.3.4 RC1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Python before 3.3.4 RC1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a file size value larger than the size of the zip file to the (1) ZipExtFile.read, (2) ZipExtFile.read(n), (3) ZipExtFile.readlines, (4) ZipFile.extract, or (5) ZipFile.extractall function.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS