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HistoryJun 19, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2018-1061

2018-06-1900:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
25
python versions vulnerability
catastrophic backtracking
difflib.is_line_junk
denial of service

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.006

Percentile

79.2%

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 the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method.
An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

Bugs

Notes

Author Note
mdeslaur same commits as CVE-2018-1060
OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu14.04noarchpython2.7< 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.5UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchpython2.7< 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.4UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchpython3.4< 3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchpython3.5< 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm1UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchpython3.5< 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.5UNKNOWN

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.006

Percentile

79.2%