CVE-2010-3492
The asyncore module in Python before 3.2 does not properly handle unsuccessful calls to the...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3492- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3490 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-3490- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-795r-vggr-7g7x No score
The asyncore module in Python before 3.2 does not properly handle unsuccessful calls to the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-795r-vggr-7g7x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-109587 No score
CVE-2010-3492 affecting package python-py 1.11.0-1
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.
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AZL-109587- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-3492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-3492 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPSF-2010-6 No score
smtpd accept bug and race condition
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.
- Record
PSF-2010-6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3492 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Python, published October 19, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.39%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in python2.7 2.7.8-11.