CVE-2012-0845

CVE-2012-0845 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the SimpleXMLRPCServer component of Python versions prior to 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted XML-RPC POST request with a Content-Length header that exceeds the actual data length, leading to an infinite loop and high CPU consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) due to its network attack vector and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.