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CVE-2005-0089

Published: May 02, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0089
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module in Python 2.2, 2.3 before 2.3.5, and 2.4, when used by XML-RPC servers that use the register_instance method to register an object without a _dispatch method, allows remote attackers to read or modify globals of the associated module, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via dotted attributes.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PythonPython*2.3.5 (excluding)
PythonPython2.4.0 (including)2.4.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatpython-0:2.2.3-6.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatpython-0:2.3.4-14.1*
Python2.2Ubuntudapper*
Python2.3Ubuntudapper*
Python2.4Ubuntudapper*
Python2.4Ubuntudevel*
Python2.4Ubuntuedgy*
Python2.4Ubuntufeisty*
Python2.5Ubuntudevel*
Python2.5Ubuntuedgy*
Python2.5Ubuntufeisty*

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