CVE-2021-3737 (GCVE-0-2021-3737)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-04 00:00
Modified
2025-12-17 21:32
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-835 - - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop'), CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Summary
A flaw was found in python. An improperly handled HTTP response in the HTTP client code of python may allow a remote attacker, who controls the HTTP server, to make the client script enter an infinite loop, consuming CPU time. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a python Version: Fixed in python v3.6.14, python v3.7.11, python v3.8.11, python v3.9.6, python v3.10.0b2
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