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FreeBSD: VID-8719B935-8BAE-41AD-92BA-3C826F651219 (CVE-2018-1060): python 2.7 -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-8719B935-8BAE-41AD-92BA-3C826F651219 (CVE-2018-1060): python 2.7 -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/26/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2018
Modified
05/07/2019

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 pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-python27

References

  • USN-3817-1
  • USN-3817-2
  • DSA-4306
  • DSA-4307
  • CVE-2018-1060

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