vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1060: ELSA-2018-3041: python security and bug fix update (MODERATE)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 14, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 14, 2018
Added
Nov 6, 2018
Modified
Dec 3, 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 pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.
A flaw was found in the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in python's pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.
A flaw was found in the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in python's pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-pythonoracle-linux-upgrade-python-debugoracle-linux-upgrade-python-develoracle-linux-upgrade-python-libsoracle-linux-upgrade-python-testoracle-linux-upgrade-python-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-tkinter
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