SB2022092968 - Denial of service in CPython

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SB2022092968 - Denial of service in CPython

Published: September 29, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022092968
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Type conversion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10735)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion in algorithms with quadratic time complexity when using non-binary bases within the int() call. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References