CVE-2018-1061 (GCVE-0-2018-1061)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-19 12:00 – Updated: 2026-10-15 17:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-15 17:20 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
21 references
Impacted products
Date Public
2018-03-14 00:00
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