CVE-2018-1061
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2018
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
python
- Vendor
- [UNKNOWN]
- Product
- python
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| python 2.7.15 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| python 3.4.9 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| python 3.5.6 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| python 3.7.0 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |