CVE-2018-1061
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.
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CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (python) | RHSA-2018:3041 | 2018-10-30 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Affected |
| 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 |