CVE-2018-14647

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14647	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.python.org/issue34623	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105396	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4306	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4307	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041740	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3817-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3817-2/	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RBJCB2HWOJLP3L7CUQHJHNBHLSVOXJE5/	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1260	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00023.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.7.0:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

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:::

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

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:::::::*

Information

Published : 2018-09-24 17:29

Updated : 2020-07-29 05:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-14647

Mitre link : CVE-2018-14647

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-909

Missing Initialization of Resource

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux_desktop
enterprise_linux_workstation
enterprise_linux_server

python

python

fedoraproject

fedora

canonical

ubuntu_linux

opensuse

leap

debian

debian_linux

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7.5 /10

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0 /10

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

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