SB2018040521 - Fedora 27 update for python-pip, python3, python3-docs
Published: April 5, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018040521
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1060)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on he target system.
The weakness exists due to the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in apop() method in pop3lib. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1061)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on he target system.
The weakness exists due to the way catastrophic backtracking was implemented in python's difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method difflib. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.