vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-1000158): Python vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 17, 2017 | Nov 28, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 17, 2017
Added
Nov 28, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
CPython (aka Python) up to 2.7.13 is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the PyString_DecodeEscape function in stringobject.c, resulting in heap-based buffer overflow (and possible arbitrary code execution)
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7ubuntu-upgrade-python2-7-minimalubuntu-upgrade-python3-4ubuntu-upgrade-python3-4-minimalubuntu-upgrade-python3-5ubuntu-upgrade-python3-5-minimal
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