high
7.5
CWE
190 400
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2018-20406: Integer Overflow

First published: Fri Sep 21 2018(Updated: )

Last updated 24 July 2024

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/rh-python36-python<0:3.6.9-2.el6
0:3.6.9-2.el6
redhat/rh-python36-python<0:3.6.9-2.el7
0:3.6.9-2.el7
Python Python>=3.4.0<3.7.1
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=28
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
debian/python2.7
2.7.18-8+deb11u1
redhat/python<3.7.1
3.7.1

Remedy

https://bugs.python.org/issue34656

Remedy

https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a4ae828ee416a66d8c7bf5ee71d653c2cc6a26dd

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2018-20406.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-20406?

    The severity of CVE-2018-20406 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-20406?

    The affected software versions are Python before 3.7.1 and certain versions of rh-python36-python, python2.7, python3.7, python3.5, python3.6, and python3.4.

  • How can I fix CVE-2018-20406?

    To fix CVE-2018-20406, you should update to Python version 3.7.1 or higher.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-20406?

    You can find more information about CVE-2018-20406 at the following references: [https://bugs.python.org/issue34656](https://bugs.python.org/issue34656), [https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a4ae828ee416a66d8c7bf5ee71d653c2cc6a26dd](https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a4ae828ee416a66d8c7bf5ee71d653c2cc6a26dd), [http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-20406.html](http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-20406.html).

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