security flaw
Published Feb 6, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.00%
Description
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 products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
python-0:2.2.3-6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:109
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
python-0:2.3.4-14.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:108
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | python-0:2.2.3-6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:109 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | python-0:2.3.4-14.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:108 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.00% (0.06001) | 93.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.22% (0.05219) | 91.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.83% (0.09829) | 92.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.63% (0.14632) | 90.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 9.83% (0.09829) | 91.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.19% (0.08185) | 91.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 47.89% (0.47888) | 97.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 12.78% (0.12777) | 94.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 16.93% (0.16928) | 95.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 14.04% (0.14038) | 94.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110746469728728&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14128 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013083 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-666 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:035 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-108.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12437 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0089 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617451 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19217 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0089
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9811 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0089
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.