USN-3817-1

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    USN-3817-1

    Published: 13 Nov 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: python2.7, python3.4, python3.5 vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled large amounts of data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1000030) It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled running external commands in the shutil module. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000802) It was discovered that Python incorrectly used regular expressions vulnerable to catastrophic backtracking. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1060, CVE-2018-1061) It was discovered that Python failed to initialize Expat's hash salt. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause hash collisions, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14647)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3817-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1060, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1061, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14647, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000030, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000802

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python2.7

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.6-8ubuntu0.5

    Affected versions

    2.7.5-8ubuntu3
    2.7.5-8ubuntu4
    2.7.6-2
    2.7.6-2ubuntu1
    2.7.6-3
    2.7.6-3ubuntu1
    2.7.6-4
    2.7.6-4ubuntu1
    2.7.6-5
    2.7.6-7
    2.7.6-8
    2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2
    2.7.6-8ubuntu0.3
    2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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