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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2018-06-19T12:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T03:51:48.415Z
Reserved: 2017-12-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-1061
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-19T12:29:00.220
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:05.747
Link: CVE-2018-1061
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