CVE-2018-1060
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
8 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.153.0.0 ≤ v < 3.4.93.5.0 ≤ v < 3.5.63.6.0 < v < 3.6.5*2.7.153.4.93.5.63.7.0python 2.7.15python 3.4.9python 3.5.6python 3.7.0
Affected range stops below 2.7.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.5.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.6.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (22)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042001Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3041Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1260Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.python.org/issue32981SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo
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