VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-1061

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.92%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-19
Last modified2026-10-15
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 the difflib.IS_LINE_JUNK method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references