SB2018080632 - Fedora 27 update for python35
Published: August 6, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018080632
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.