Python before 3.3.4 RC1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a file size value larger than the size of the zip file to the (1) ZipExtFile.read, (2) ZipExtFile.read(n), (3) ZipExtFile.readlines, (4) ZipFile.extract, or (5) ZipFile.extractall function.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-7111 Python before 3.3.4 RC1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a file size value larger than the size of the zip file to the (1) ZipExtFile.read, (2) ZipExtFile.read(n), (3) ZipExtFile.readlines, (4) ZipFile.extract, or (5) ZipFile.extractall function.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:01:20.402Z

Reserved: 2014-03-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-7338

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-04-22T14:23:34.893

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2013-7338

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-12-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-7338 - Bugzilla

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