CVE-2005-0089

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.

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110746469728728&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txtBroken Link, Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14128Broken Link
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013083Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-666Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:035Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-108.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12437Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19217VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9811Broken Link
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110746469728728&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txtBroken Link, Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14128Broken Link
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013083Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-666Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:035Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-108.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12437Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19217VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9811Broken Link

Published

May 2, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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