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CVE-2018-1061

CVE-2018-1061: 1 tracked advisory record across Red Hat. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.

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  • Advisory severityMedium6.5

    Medium [CVE-2018-1061] 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

    CVE-2018-1061Source published Source updated

    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. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 6.5 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). Weakness: CWE-20. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS; Red Hat…

    Affected products in this advisory
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update Support

    7 more entries in the full advisory.

    Source-reported affected versions
    • < 2.7.15
    • < 3.4.9
    • < 3.5.6rc1
    • < 3.6.5rc1

    1 more entries in the full advisory.

    Source-reported fixed versions
    • python-0:2.7.5-76.el7
    • python-0:2.7.5-63.el7_4
    • python-0:2.7.5-74.el7_5
    • python27-python-0:2.7.16-4.el6

    10 more entries in the full advisory.

    Mitigation guidance
    No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
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