vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-1061: Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 19, 2018 | Aug 24, 2018 | Aug 8, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 19, 2018
Added
Aug 24, 2018
Modified
Aug 8, 2025
Description
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.
Solutions
alpine-linux-upgrade-python2alpine-linux-upgrade-python2-tkinteralpine-linux-upgrade-python3
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