THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-1753
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-1753

Python vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.9%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python 3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HTTP request.
Affected vendor
Python
Affected product
Python
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2020-03-11

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-1753

  • Confirm whether Python Python is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-1753.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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