Description
Off-by-one error in the PyLocale_strxfrm function in Modules/_localemodule.c for Python 2.4 and 2.5 causes an incorrect buffer size to be used for the strxfrm function, which allows context-dependent attackers to read portions of memory via unknown manipulations that trigger a buffer over-read due to missing null termination.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28050 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25190 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25217 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 ↗
- http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.1/NEWS.txt ↗
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=416934 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551 ↗
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29303 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1465 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29032 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31492 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8353 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469294/30/6450/threaded ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1077.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235093 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25353 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25233 ↗
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1358 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-585-1 ↗
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/ ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28027 ↗
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31255 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25787 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23887 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34060 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11716 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:099 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29889 ↗