python-kdcproxy: Missing request size limit allows denial of service
Published Oct 30, 2018
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.19%
Description
python-kdcproxy before 0.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large POST request.
Affected products
No data.
- < 0.3.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
python-kdcproxy
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | python-kdcproxy | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Add “LimitRequestBody 100000” to the <Location> stanza, like this: <Location "/KdcProxy"> Satisfy Any Order Deny,Allow Allow from all WSGIProcessGroup kdcproxy WSGIApplicationGroup kdcproxy LimitRequestBody 100000 </Location>
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 1, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02193) | 81.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02174) | 79.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00566) | 65.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.36% (0.02362) | 74.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00566) | 66.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 51.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 49.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 56.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5159 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245200 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7c4-2xj8-wm7r Advisory
- https://github.com/latchset/kdcproxy/commit/f274aa6787cb8b3ec1cc12c440a56665b7231882 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/kdcproxy/PYSEC-2018-85.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5159
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5159
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5159 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245200 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7c4-2xj8-wm7r | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/latchset/kdcproxy/commit/f274aa6787cb8b3ec1cc12c440a56665b7231882 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/kdcproxy/PYSEC-2018-85.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5159 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5159 |
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