ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000158

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    ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000158

    Published: 17 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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)

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-1000158

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/python?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 3.4.0
    Fixed -2.7.14-r0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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