ALPINE-CVE-2018-1061

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CVE-2018-1061
Published: 19 Jun 2018, 12:29
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 06:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.0 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Jun 2018, 12:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 06:13
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•python2

    < 2.7.15-r0 | < 2.7.15-r0 | < 2.7.15-r0 | < 2.7.15-r0 | < 2.7.15-r0 | < 2.7.15-r0 | < 2.7.15-r0

  • alpine•python3

    < 3.5.6-r0 | < 3.6.5-r0 | < 3.6.5-r0 | < 3.6.6-r0

References (1)