Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.13-2+deb9u2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-PYTHON27-306461
- published 17 Nov 2017
- disclosed 17 Nov 2017
Introduced: 17 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-1000158 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9
python2.7
to version 2.7.13-2+deb9u2 or higher.
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:9
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:9
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)