Security
Security
A vulnerability in Jython may lead to arbitrary code execution.
| Package | dev-java/jython on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.7.0-r2 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.7.0-r2 |
An implementation of Python written in Java.
It was found that Jython is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution by sending a serialized function to the deserializer.
Remote execution of arbitrary code by enticing a user to execute malicious code.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Jython users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/jython-2.7.0-r2"
Release date
October 29, 2017
Latest revision
October 29, 2017: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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