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)
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | python27 | 2018-02-07 17:02 | ALAS-2018-945 |
Amazon Linux 1 | python34 | 2018-01-17 23:18 | ALAS-2018-943 |
Amazon Linux 1 | python35 | 2018-01-17 23:18 | ALAS-2018-943 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |