Cryptographic Issues Affecting python2.7 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PYTHON27-529691
  • published19 May 2014
  • disclosed19 May 2014

Introduced: 19 May 2014

CVE-2013-7040  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 python2.7.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2.7 package and not the python2.7 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Python 2.7 before 3.4 only uses the last eight bits of the prefix to randomize hash values, which causes it to compute hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably and makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input to an application that maintains a hash table. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1150.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1