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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)
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade pythonUpgrade python2 | Feb 26, 2018 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade python35Upgrade python34Upgrade python27 | Feb 1, 2018 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade python2.7Upgrade python2.6 | Sep 30, 2018 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade python34Upgrade python35 | Feb 12, 2018 | Feb 11, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/python. | May 3, 2018 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade python-libsUpgrade python-develUpgrade python | Jan 18, 2018 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade tkinterUpgrade pythonUpgrade python-libsUpgrade python-devel | Jan 18, 2018 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/python/tkinter-27 to version 2.7.9-0.175.3.31.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade runtime/python-27 to version 2.7.9-0.175.3.31.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade runtime/python-27/tests to version 2.7.9-0.175.3.31.0.6.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/python/tkinter-34 to version 3.4.8-0.175.3.35.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade runtime/python-34 to version 3.4.8-0.175.3.35.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 16, 2018 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python3-cursesUpgrade libpython2_6-1_0Upgrade python-xmlUpgrade python-base-x86Upgrade libpython2_7-1_0-32bitUpgrade python-idleUpgrade python-doc-pdfUpgrade python3-baseUpgrade python-base-32bitUpgrade python-gdbmUpgrade python-x86Upgrade python-32bitUpgrade python3Upgrade python-demoUpgrade python-develUpgrade libpython2_6-1_0-32bitUpgrade libpython2_7-1_0Upgrade python3-develUpgrade python-cursesUpgrade libpython3_4m1_0-32bitUpgrade libpython3_4m1_0Upgrade python-docUpgrade pythonUpgrade libpython2_6-1_0-x86Upgrade python-tkUpgrade python3-dbmUpgrade python-baseUpgrade python3-tk | Mar 23, 2018 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade python2.7-minimalUpgrade python2.7Upgrade python3.5-minimalUpgrade python3.4Upgrade python3.5Upgrade python3.4-minimal | Nov 28, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 17, 2017 |
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