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title: "CVE-2018-14400\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14400?format=md
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# CVE-2018-14400

Publication date 28 August 2018

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none.
Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation
showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14400?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ply | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| pycparser | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [leosilva](https://launchpad.net/~leosilva)

issue resides in python-ply code that is a dependency for this pkg.
updating it to ignore since vuln is in a dpendency not in this pkg.

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14400)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14400)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-14400)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14400)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/eliben/pycparser/issues/273>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14400>