CVE-2018-1000030
Published: 08 February 2018
Python 2.7.14 is vulnerable to a Heap-Buffer-Overflow as well as a Heap-Use-After-Free. Python versions prior to 2.7.14 may also be vulnerable and it appears that Python 2.7.17 and prior may also be vulnerable however this has not been confirmed. The vulnerability lies when multiply threads are handling large amounts of data. In both cases there is essentially a race condition that occurs. For the Heap-Buffer-Overflow, Thread 2 is creating the size for a buffer, but Thread1 is already writing to the buffer without knowing how much to write. So when a large amount of data is being processed, it is very easy to cause memory corruption using a Heap-Buffer-Overflow. As for the Use-After-Free, Thread3->Malloc->Thread1->Free's->Thread2-Re-uses-Free'd Memory. The PSRT has stated that this is not a security vulnerability due to the fact that the attacker must be able to run code, however in some situations, such as function as a service, this vulnerability can potentially be used by an attacker to violate a trust boundary, as such the DWF feels this issue deserves a CVE.
CVSS 3 base score: 3.6
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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python2.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
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python2.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.15~rc1-1)
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.4)
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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.7.6-8ubuntu0.5)
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Patches: Upstream: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6401e5671781eb217ee1afb4603cc0d1b0367ae6 Upstream: https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/dbf52e02f18dac6f5f0a64f78932f3dc6efc056b |
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python3.2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
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python3.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
|
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python3.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Not vulnerable
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
|
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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
|
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python3.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
|
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
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python3.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
|
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | original fix caused a regression, see second commit |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000030
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3817-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3817-2
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian