CVE-2018-1061 Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.13-2+deb9u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-PYTHON27-306482
  • published19 Jun 2018
  • disclosed19 Jun 2018

Introduced: 19 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-1061  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 python2.7 to version 2.7.13-2+deb9u3 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. See How to fix? for Debian:9 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 the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

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