Improper Input Validation Affecting tkinter package, versions <0:2.7.5-76.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-TKINTER-2107403
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Mar 2018

Introduced: 14 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1060  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 tkinter to version 0:2.7.5-76.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tkinter package and not the tkinter package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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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