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CVE-2018-1060 High

CVE-2018-1060

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 pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

Exploit probability 5.3%
Published June 18, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change August 7, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

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178 explicit affected versions

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253 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities PSF-2018-3

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 pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-1060

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 pop3lib's apop() method. An attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence