CVE-2018-1060 Affecting python-libs package, versions <0:2.7.16-1.amzn2.0.1
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- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 18 Jun 2018
Introduced: 18 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-1060 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
References
- https://bugs.python.org/issue32981
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1060
- https://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-5-6-release-candidate-1
- https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-6-5-release-candidate-1
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03951en_us
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1060
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4306
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4307
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/46PVWY5LFP4BRPG3BVQ5QEEFYBVEXHCK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AEZ5IQT7OF7Q2NCGIVABOWYGKO7YU3NJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JSKPGPZQNTAULHW4UH63KGOOUIDE4RRB/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00031.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3041
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1260
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042001
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3817-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3817-2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/46PVWY5LFP4BRPG3BVQ5QEEFYBVEXHCK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AEZ5IQT7OF7Q2NCGIVABOWYGKO7YU3NJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JSKPGPZQNTAULHW4UH63KGOOUIDE4RRB/
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