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TI-2013-01544 Aliases CVE-2013-1753GHSA-rg2r-27jq-959f

The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python 3.4 and earlier allows…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The gzip_decode function in the xmlrpc client library in Python 3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HTTP request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03462 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 14 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0 to before 2.7.9; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.6; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.6; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.3Vulnerablepython-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 to before 2.7.9; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.6; 3.3.0 to before 3.3.6; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·python-pillow

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:2101 Released 2015-11-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) python-2.7.5-34.el7, python-libs-2.7.5-34.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-debug-2.7.5-34.el7, python-devel-2.7.5-34.el7, python-test-2.7.5-34.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) python-2.7.5-34.el7, python-devel-2.7.5-34.el7, python-libs-2.7.5-34.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-debug-2.7.5-34.el7, python-test-2.7.5-34.el7, python-tools-2.7.5-34.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) python-2.7.5-34.el7, python-devel-2.7.5-34.el7, python-libs-2.7.5-34.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-debug-2.7.5-34.el7, python-test-2.7.5-34.el7, python-tools-2.7.5-34.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) python-2.7.5-34.el7, python-devel-2.7.5-34.el7, python-libs-2.7.5-34.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-debug-2.7.5-34.el7, python-test-2.7.5-34.el7, python-tools-2.7.5-34.el7 +1
  • RHSA-2015:1064 Released 2015-06-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python27 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) python27-1.1-17.el6, python27-python-2.7.8-3.el6, python27-python-debug-2.7.8-3.el6 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) python27-1.1-20.el7, python27-python-2.7.8-3.el7, python27-python-debug-2.7.8-3.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) python27-1.1-17.el6, python27-python-2.7.8-3.el6, python27-python-debug-2.7.8-3.el6 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) python27-1.1-17.el6, python27-python-2.7.8-3.el6, python27-python-debug-2.7.8-3.el6 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) python27-1.1-17.el6, python27-python-2.7.8-3.el6, python27-python-debug-2.7.8-3.el6 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) python27-1.1-20.el7, python27-python-2.7.8-3.el7, python27-python-debug-2.7.8-3.el7 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2101
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1064
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1064
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5)Fixed RHSA-2015:1064
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1064
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1064
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1064
Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1753
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rg2r-27jq-959f

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-24108 An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-17508 The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02254 Python 3.x through 3.9.1 has a buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-04413 Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00217 OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
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