SB2018111109 - OpenSUSE Linux update for python
Published: November 11, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018111109
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000802)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in shutil module (make_archive function). A remote attacker can supply passage of unfiltered user input to the function and inject arbitrary commands to access arbitrary data or cause the service to crash.
2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1060)
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.
3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1061)
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.