CVE-2018-1061
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-1061 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-06-19 12:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:55:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | alpha2 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | alpha3 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | alpha4 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | alpha1 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | alpha2 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | alpha3 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | alpha4 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 3.7.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Tower | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Tower | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changelog — Python 3.5.6 documentation | CONFIRM | docs.python.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Python Backtracking Errors Let Remote Authenticated Users Cause the Target System to Crash - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1520-1] python3.4 security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4306-1 python2.7 | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: python35-3.5.7-1.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org | ||
| Issue 32981: Catastrophic backtracking in poplib (CVE-2018-1060) and difflib (CVE-2018-1061) - Python tracker | CONFIRM | bugs.python.org | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: python35-3.5.7-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org | ||
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0086-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Changelog — Python 3.6.8 documentation | CONFIRM | docs.python.org | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-3817-1: Python vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: python35-3.5.7-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: python35-3.5.7-1.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4307-1 python3.5 | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3817-2: Python vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 1549192 – (CVE-2018-1061) CVE-2018-1061 python: DOS via regular expression backtracking in difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method in difflib | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1519-1] python2.7 security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: python35-3.5.7-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org | ||
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Document Display | HPE Support Center | CONFIRM | support.hpe.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: python35-3.5.7-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 500582 Alpine Linux Security Update for python2