CVE-2017-1000158: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Nov 17 2017(Updated: )
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)
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/python2.7 | 2.7.16-2+deb10u1 2.7.16-2+deb10u3 2.7.18-8+deb11u1 | |
| Python Python | <2.7.15 | |
| Python Python | >=3.4.0<3.4.8 | |
| Python Python | >=3.5.0<3.5.5 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =7.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugs.python.org/issue30657
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c3c9db89273fabc62ea1b48389d9a3000c1c03ae
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6c004b40f9d51872d848981ef1a18bb08c2dfc42
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fd8614c5c5466a14a945db5b059c10c0fb8f76d9
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000158
- 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
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