Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting python3.4 package, versions <3.4.2-1+deb8u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.37% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-PYTHON34-306396
  • published17 Nov 2017
  • disclosed17 Nov 2017

Introduced: 17 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-1000158  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 python3.4 to version 3.4.2-1+deb8u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.4 package and not the python3.4 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

CPython (aka Python) up to 2.7.13 is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the PyString_DecodeEscape function in stringobject.c, resulting in heap-based buffer overflow (and possible arbitrary code execution)

CVSS Scores

version 3.1