CVE-2018-1060 Affecting python-libs package, versions <0:2.7.16-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONLIBS-1670992
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed18 Jun 2018

Introduced: 18 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-1060  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-libs to version 0:2.7.16-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1230.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-libs package and not the python-libs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

python before versions 2.7.15, 3.4.9, 3.5.6rc1, 3.6.5rc1 and 3.7.0 is vulnerable to catastrophic backtracking in pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

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