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Python Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities June18 (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with python and is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws exist due to, - Failing to sanitize against backtracking in pop3lib's apop method. - Failing to sanitize against backtracking in 'difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK' method.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Python before versions 2.7.15, 3.4.9, 3.5.6 and 3.7.0.beta3 on Mac OS X
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Python 2.7.15 or 3.4.9 or 3.5.6 or 3.7.0.beta3. Please see the references for more information.