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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1887
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CVE-2008-1887

Description:
Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors that cause a negative size value to be provided to the PyString_FromStringAndSize function, which allocates less memory than expected when assert() is disabled and triggers a buffer overflow.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41944

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1

SUSE
  http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA31365
  Secunia Advisory: SA31255
  Secunia Advisory: SA30872
  Secunia Advisory: SA29889
  Secunia Advisory: SA31518
  Secunia Advisory: SA31687
  Secunia Advisory: SA33937

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551

CONFIRM
  http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
  http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0122
  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
  http://bugs.python.org/issue2587

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/506056/100/0/threaded
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490776

BID
  28749

APPLE
  http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html


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