CVE-2018-1061 Affecting python27 package, versions <0:2.7.14-1.123.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PYTHON27-1712862
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed19 Jun 2018

Introduced: 19 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-1061  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 python27 to version 0:2.7.14-1.123.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-1003.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python27 package and not the python27 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 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 the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

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