Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting python-libs package, versions *


medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.43% (87th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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SUSE
8.1 high
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Red Hat
8.1 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-PYTHONLIBS-1972247
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 13 Jun 2017

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 python-libs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-libs package and not the python-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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)