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CRITICALCVSS 9.8

CVE-2017-1000158

CVE-2017-1000158 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-10-10
Sources
nvd

Summary

CPython (aka Python) up to 2.7.13 is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the PyString_DecodeEscape function in stringobject.c, resulting in heap-based buffer overflow (and possible arbitrary code execution)

References

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