CVE-2010-3492
The asyncore module in Python before 3.2 does not properly handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, and does not have accompanying documentation describing how daemon applications should handle unsuccessful calls to the accept function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct denial of service attacks that terminate these applications via network connections.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 3.3% (89th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-3490)
- Published
- October 19, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3490 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- python / python
References
- http://bugs.python.org/issue6706(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:215(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:216(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/09/6(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/11/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/22/3(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/24/3(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12111(Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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