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Python < 3.7.0 DoS Vulnerability (Mar 2018) - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

Python is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The Wave_read._read_fmt_chunk function in Lib/wave.py does not ensure a nonzero channel value.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Python through version 3.6.4.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to Python version 3.7.0 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)