CVE-2017-1000158

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    CVE-2017-1000158

    Published: 17 Nov 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 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: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039890, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00035.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00036.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00030.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00031.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-02, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230216-0001/, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4307, https://bugs.python.org/issue30657

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -ca079a3ea30098aff3197c559a0e32d42dda6d84

    Affected versions

    v2.7.15rc1
    v2.7.13rc1
    v2.7.12rc1
    v2.7.11rc1
    v2.7.10rc1
    v2.7.9rc1
    v2.7.8
    v2.7.6rc1
    v2.7.5
    v2.7.4rc1
    v2.7.3rc1
    v2.7.2rc1
    v2.7
    v2.7.1
    v2.7.1rc1

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