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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.13-2+deb9u2

0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
8.1 high
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SUSE
8.1 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-PYTHON27-306461
  • published 17 Nov 2017
  • disclosed 17 Nov 2017
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Introduced: 17 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-1000158 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How 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)