THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-3492
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2010-3492

Python vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.6%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Python
Affected product
Python
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2010-10-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

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