CVE-2013-7338
N/A
Published: April 22, 2014 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsmacOSPython
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
Python before 3.3.4 RC1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a file size value larger than the size of the zip file to the (1) ZipExtFile.read, (2) ZipExtFile.read(n), (3) ZipExtFile.readlines, (4) ZipFile.extract, or (5) ZipFile.extractall function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.python.org/issue20078x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/79ea4ce431b1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00008.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/592Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/595VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65179VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029973Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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