USN-3496-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3496-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3496-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3496-1
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Published
2017-11-28T15:34:12.898193Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:33Z
Summary
python2.7 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled decoding certain strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / python2.7

Package

Name
python2.7
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.7@2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-8ubuntu3
2.7.5-8ubuntu4
2.7.6-2
2.7.6-2ubuntu1
2.7.6-3
2.7.6-3ubuntu1
2.7.6-4
2.7.6-4ubuntu1
2.7.6-5
2.7.6-7
2.7.6-8
2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2
2.7.6-8ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "idle-python2.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-minimal"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-stdlib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-testsuite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "python2.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "python2.7-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "python2.7-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "python2.7-minimal"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3496-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-1000158",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / python2.7

Package

Name
python2.7
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.7@2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.10-4ubuntu1
2.7.10-4ubuntu2
2.7.11-2
2.7.11-3
2.7.11-4
2.7.11-6
2.7.11-7
2.7.11-7ubuntu1
2.7.12-1~16.04
2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "idle-python2.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-minimal"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-stdlib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-testsuite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "python2.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "python2.7-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "python2.7-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "python2.7-minimal"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3496-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-1000158",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}