CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2018-1061
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
4.98%
Original NVD Description
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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