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Alpine: python2: security update to 2.7.15-r0

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 406733

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

 - 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 pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.
 (CVE-2018-1060)

 - 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. (CVE-2018-1061)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-1060

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-1061

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 406733

Version: Revision 1.25

Type: Local

Published: 10/31/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1061

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1060, CVE-2018-1061

BID: 104495, 104504