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FreeBSD: VID-0E561173-0FA9-11EC-A2FA-080027948C12: Python -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-0E561173-0FA9-11EC-A2FA-080027948C12: Python -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/30/2021
Created
11/08/2022
Added
11/04/2022
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

Python reports:

bpo-44394: Update the vendored copy of libexpat to 2.4.1 (from 2.2.8) to get the

fix for the CVE-2013-0340 "Billion Laughs" vulnerability. This copy is most used

on Windows and macOS.

bpo-43124: Made the internal putcmd function in smtplib sanitize input for

presence of \r and \n characters to avoid (unlikely) command injection.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-python36
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-python37

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