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CVE-2018-1060 Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.14-7

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    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-DEBIAN10-PYTHON27-306537
  • published 18 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 18 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 18 Jun 2018

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How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 python2.7 to version 2.7.14-7 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:10 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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