USN-4855-1

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    USN-4855-1

    Published: 15 Mar 2021Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: ipython vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that IPython did not properly sanitize certain input. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted notebook file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4855-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8768

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ipython

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipython?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

    Affected versions

    2.3.0-2ubuntu1
    2.3.0-2ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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