CVE-2018-1060 Affecting python package, versions <0:2.7.5-76.0.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PYTHON-2526823
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Jun 2018

Introduced: 18 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-1060  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 python to version 0:2.7.5-76.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-3041.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python package and not the python package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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 pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

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