ALPINE-CVE-2017-1000158

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
Published: 17 Nov 2017, 05:29
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 06:06

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Nov 2017, 05:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 06:06
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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)

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•python

    < 2.7.14-r0

  • alpine•python2

    < 2.7.14-r0 | < 2.7.14-r0

References (1)