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Description
Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by constructing an XML document that would cause pathological hash collisions in Expat's internal data structures, consuming large amounts CPU and RAM. The vulnerability exists in Python versions 3.7.0, 3.6.0 through 3.6.6, 3.5.0 through 3.5.6, 3.4.0 through 3.4.9, 2.7.0 through 2.7.15.
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.11/06/2023 9:53:00 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
Added
Reference
Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBJCB2HWOJLP3L7CUQHJHNBHLSVOXJE5/ [No types assigned]
Removed
Reference
Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Removed
Reference
Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBJCB2HWOJLP3L7CUQHJHNBHLSVOXJE5/
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.0 up to (including) 2.7.15
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (including) 3.4.9
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5.0 up to (including) 3.5.6
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.6.0 up to (excluding) 3.6.7
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.0 up to (including) 2.7.15
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (including) 3.4.9
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5.0 up to (including) 3.5.6
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.6.0 up to (including) 3.6.6
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Removed
CVSS V3
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1260 No Types Assigned
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1260 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030 No Types Assigned
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725 No Types Assigned
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00023.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.7/06/2020 6:15:11 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Description
Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by constructing an XML document that would cause pathological hash collisions in Expat's internal data structures, consuming large amounts CPU and RAM. Python 3.8, 3.7, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 2.7 are believed to be vulnerable.
Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by constructing an XML document that would cause pathological hash collisions in Expat's internal data structures, consuming large amounts CPU and RAM. The vulnerability exists in Python versions 3.7.0, 3.6.0 through 3.6.6, 3.5.0 through 3.5.6, 3.4.0 through 3.4.9, 2.7.0 through 2.7.15.
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBJCB2HWOJLP3L7CUQHJHNBHLSVOXJE5/ No Types Assigned
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBJCB2HWOJLP3L7CUQHJHNBHLSVOXJE5/ Third Party Advisory
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.0 up to (including) 2.7.15
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (including) 3.4.9
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5.0 up to (including) 3.5.6
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.6.0 up to (excluding) 3.6.7
*cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added
CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CWE
CWE-399
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105396 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105396 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041740 No Types Assigned
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041740 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugs.python.org/issue34623 No Types Assigned
Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by contructing an XML document that would cause pathological hash collisions in Expat's internal data structures, consuming large amounts CPU and RAM. Python 3.8, 3.7, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 2.7 are believed to be vulnerable.
Python's elementtree C accelerator failed to initialise Expat's hash salt during initialization. This could make it easy to conduct denial of service attacks against Expat by constructing an XML document that would cause pathological hash collisions in Expat's internal data structures, consuming large amounts CPU and RAM. Python 3.8, 3.7, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 2.7 are believed to be vulnerable.
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2018-14647 NVD
Published Date: 09/24/2018 NVD
Last Modified: 11/06/2023
Source: Red Hat, Inc.
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