{"id":"USN-4855-1","summary":"ipython vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that IPython did not properly sanitize certain input. If\na user were tricked into opening a specially crafted notebook file, a\nremote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-06-25T13:30:32.952952459Z","published":"2021-03-15T22:41:35Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8768"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-8768","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8768"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4855-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8768"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ipython","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipython?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]}],"versions":["2.3.0-2ubuntu1","2.3.0-2ubuntu2","2.4.1-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2","binary_name":"ipython"},{"binary_name":"ipython-notebook","binary_version":"2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"},{"binary_name":"ipython-notebook-common","binary_version":"2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"},{"binary_version":"2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2","binary_name":"ipython-qtconsole"},{"binary_name":"ipython3","binary_version":"2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"},{"binary_name":"ipython3-notebook","binary_version":"2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"},{"binary_version":"2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2","binary_name":"ipython3-qtconsole"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4855-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2018-8768","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}