Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20171000158000
Revision Date:2017-11-17Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-1000158 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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)
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-1000158
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'python2.7' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2').
  • OR The 'python3.5' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4').
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