<p>Upgrade <code>Ubuntu:16.04</code> <code>python2.7</code> to version 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2 or higher.</p>

Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 1.43% (87^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-PYTHON27-306465
published 17 Nov 2017
disclosed 17 Nov 2017

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Introduced: 17 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-1000158 Open this link in a new tab CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 python2.7 to version 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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)