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CVE-2017-1000158

Safety vulnerability ID: 45675

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Created at Nov 17, 2017 Updated at Dec 05, 2024

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Advisory

Python versions 2.7.14, 3.4.8 and 3.5.5 include a fix for CVE-2017-1000158: Integer overflow in the PyString_DecodeEscape function in stringobject.c, resulting in heap-based buffer overflow (and possible arbitrary code execution).
https://bugs.python.org/issue30657

Affected package

python

Latest version: 0.9.8

Affected versions

Fixed versions

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Severity Details

CVSS Base Score

CRITICAL 9.8

CVSS v3 Details

CRITICAL 9.8

Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact (C): HIGH
Integrity Impact (I): HIGH
Availability Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2 Details

HIGH 7.5

Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (Au): NONE
Confidentiality Impact (C): PARTIAL
Integrity Impact (I): PARTIAL
Availability Impact (A): PARTIAL