ALPINE-CVE-2018-1061

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    ALPINE-CVE-2018-1061

    Published: 19 Jun 2018Last Modified: 19 Nov 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-1061

    Summary:

    Details: python before versions 2.7.15, 3.4.9, 3.5.6rc1, 3.6.5rc1 and 3.7.0 is vulnerable to catastrophic backtracking in the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-1061

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python2

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/python2?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.15-r0

    Affected versions

    2.6.1-r0
    2.6.1-r1
    2.6.1-r2
    2.6.2-r0
    2.6.2-r1
    2.6.3-r0
    2.6.4-r0
    2.6.5-r0
    2.6.5-r1
    2.6.5-r2
    2.6.5-r3
    2.6.5-r4
    2.6.5-r5
    2.6.5-r6
    2.6.5-r7
    2.6.5-r8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High