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CVE-2018-1060PSF-2018-3

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 pop3lib's apop() method.

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  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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 pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • [UNKNOWN] python

    python 2.7.15, python 3.4.9, python 3.5.6, python 3.7.0

References 22

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