1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200610-07 / python |
| Release Date | October 17, 2006 |
| Latest Revision | February 26, 2007: 03 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| dev-lang/python | < 2.4.3-r4 | >= 2.4.3-r4, revision >= 2.3.5-r3, revision >= 2.3.6 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #149065
A buffer overflow in Python's "repr()" function can be exploited to cause a Denial of Service and potentially allows the execution of arbitrary code.
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, cross-platform programming language.
Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler discovered a buffer overflow in Python's "repr()" function when handling UTF-32/UCS-4 encoded strings.
If a Python application processes attacker-supplied data with the "repr()" function, this could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected application or a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Python users should update to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-2.4.3-r4" |