CVE-2021-3737 – python: urllib: HTTP client possible infinite loop on a 100 Continue response

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2021-3737

A flaw was found in python. An improperly handled HTTP response in the HTTP client code of python may allow a remote attacker, who controls the HTTP server, to make the client script enter an infinite loop, consuming CPU time. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. Se ha encontrado un fallo en python. Una respuesta HTTP manejada inapropiadamente en el código del cliente HTTP de python puede permitir a un atacante remoto, que controle el servidor HTTP, hacer que el script del cliente entre en un bucle infinito, consumiendo tiempo de CPU. • https://bugs.python.org/issue44022 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995162 https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/25916 https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/26503 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00039.html https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/urllib-100-continue-loop.html https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0009 https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3737 • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') •