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Red Hat: CVE-2018-1060: Moderate: python security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2018-1060: Moderate: python security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/18/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
10/31/2018
Modified
03/03/2021

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)

  • redhat-upgrade-python
  • redhat-upgrade-python-debug
  • redhat-upgrade-python-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-python-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-python-test
  • redhat-upgrade-python-tools
  • redhat-upgrade-tkinter

References

  • DSA-4306
  • DSA-4307
  • CVE-2018-1060
  • RHBA-2019:0327
  • RHSA-2018:3041
  • RHSA-2018:3505
  • RHSA-2019:1260
  • RHSA-2019:3725
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