Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'python2.7, python3.4, python3.5' package(s) announced via the USN-3817-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled large amounts of data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1000030)
It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled running external commands in the shutil module. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000802)
It was discovered that Python incorrectly used regular expressions vulnerable to catastrophic backtracking. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1060, CVE-2018-1061)
It was discovered that Python failed to initialize Expat's hash salt. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause hash collisions, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14647)
Affected Software/OS: 'python2.7, python3.4, python3.5' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.
Solution: Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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