Description
A flaw was found in the way the Python SimpleXMLRPCServer module handled
clients disconnecting prematurely. A remote attacker could use this flaw to
cause excessive CPU consumption on a server using SimpleXMLRPCServer.
(CVE-2012-0845)
A flaw was found in the way the Python SimpleHTTPServer module generated
directory listings. An attacker able to upload a file with a
specially-crafted name to a server could possibly perform a cross-site
scripting (XSS) attack against victims visiting a listing page generated by
SimpleHTTPServer, for a directory containing the crafted file (if the
victims were using certain web browsers). (CVE-2011-4940)
A race condition was found in the way the Python distutils module set file
permissions during the creation of the .pypirc file. If a local user had
access to the home directory of another user who is running distutils, they
could use this flaw to gain access to that user's .pypirc file, which can
contain usernames and passwords for code repositories. (CVE-2011-4944)