python-kdcproxy before 0.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large POST request.
Priority LOW 37CWE-20Published · 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
python-kdcproxy before 0.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large POST request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02193 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed kdcproxy (PyPI): 0.3.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | kdcproxy (PyPI) | before 0.3.2 | 0.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-j7c4-2xj8-wm7r |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- kdcproxy (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.2 Fixed in 0.3.2 Patch available GHSA-j7c4-2xj8-wm7r
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kdcproxy_project:kdcproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.3.2 | Vulnerable | Kdcproxy Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:kdcproxy_project:kdcproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.3.2 Vulnerable ·Kdcproxy Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-j7c4-2xj8-wm7r kdcproxy (PyPI) Fixed in 0.3.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7c4-2xj8-wm7r
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2015-5159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7c4-2xj8-wm7r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5159 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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