CVE 2018-1000802
Python Software Foundation Python (CPython) version 2.7 contains a CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in shutil module (make_archive function) that can result in Denial of service, Information gain via injection of arbitrary files on the system or entire drive. This attack appear to be exploitable via Passage of unfiltered user input to the function. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit add531a1e55b0a7
Related bugs and status
CVE-2018-1000802 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1808476: Please bump libssl1.1 dependency to at least >= 1.1.1, as headers leak constants
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1808476 | Please bump libssl1.1 dependency to at least >= 1.1.1, as headers leak constants | python2.7 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1808476 | Please bump libssl1.1 dependency to at least >= 1.1.1, as headers leak constants | python2.7 (Ubuntu Disco) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1808476 | Please bump libssl1.1 dependency to at least >= 1.1.1, as headers leak constants | python2.7 (Ubuntu Cosmic) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1808476 | Please bump libssl1.1 dependency to at least >= 1.1.1, as headers leak constants | python2.7 (Ubuntu Bionic) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #1822993: SRU: update Python 2.7 to 2.7.16, Python 3.7 to 3.7.3 and 3.6 to 3.6.8
Bug #1855133: SRU: update python2.7 to the 2.7.17 release
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1855133 | SRU: update python2.7 to the 2.7.17 release | python2.7 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1855133 | SRU: update python2.7 to the 2.7.17 release | python2.7 (Ubuntu Bionic) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1855133 | SRU: update python2.7 to the 2.7.17 release | python-stdlib-extensions (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1855133 | SRU: update python2.7 to the 2.7.17 release | python-stdlib-extensions (Ubuntu Bionic) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1855133 | SRU: update python2.7 to the 2.7.17 release | python-stdlib-extensions (Ubuntu Eoan) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 1855133 | SRU: update python2.7 to the 2.7.17 release | python2.7 (Ubuntu Eoan) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
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CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
