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CVE-2010-3492

The asyncore module in Python before 3.2 does not properly handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, and does no

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.01356
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

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python<= 2.7
python>= 3.0 and < 3.1.2

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPython Reverse Shell Execution Via PTY And Socket Modules
producthighInline Python Execution - Spawn Shell Via OS System Library
producthighPython One-Liners with Base64 Decoding - Linux
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel
producthighPython One-Liners with Base64 Decoding
producthighPython Spawning Pretty TTY on Windows

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD19 Oct 2010 · 08:00 PM

Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2011:0492Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2011:0554Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2011:0491Moderate
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