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CVE-2018-1060 Affecting python27 package, versions <0:2.7.15-1.124.amzn1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.41% (74th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-PYTHON27-1716722
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 18 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 18 Jun 2018

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How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 python27 to version 0:2.7.15-1.124.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-1108.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python27 package and not the python27 package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 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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