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Python "repr()" Unicode String Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA22276
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Release Date: 2006-10-07
Last Update: 2006-10-12
Popularity: 11,626 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Python 2.2.x
Python 2.3.x
Python 2.4.x
Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Solution:
Update to version 2.5.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler

Changelog:
2006-10-12: Added Python 2.2.x and link to Python Security Advisory.

Original Advisory:
Python Security Advisory:
http://www.python.org/news/security/PSF-2006-001/

Python CVS commit:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index....585&group_id=5470&atid=305470

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]


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