CVE-2017-1000158

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CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

EPSS

8%p94

Published

Nov 17, 2017 (Nov 17, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

CPython (aka Python) up to 2.7.13 is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the PyString_DecodeEscape function in stringobject.c, resulting in heap-based buffer overflow (and possible arbitrary code execution)

Vendors: python debian
Products: python, debian linux
Weakness: CWE-190
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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