A flaw was found in the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in python's difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.
Find out more about CVE-2018-1061 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS3 Base Score | 6.5 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | High |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (python) | RHSA-2018:3041 | 2018-10-30 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-python35-python | Affected |
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | python27-python | Affected |
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-python34-python | Will not fix |
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-python36-python | Affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | python | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | python | Will not fix |