Vulnerability CVE-2007-2052: Information

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.

Severity: MEDIUM (5.0)

Published: April 17, 2007
Modified: Aug. 2, 2023
Error type identifier: CWE-193

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=416934
  • Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235093
  • Issue Tracking
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.1/NEWS.txt
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  • Vendor Advisory
23887
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
25190
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25217
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1358
  • Third Party Advisory
25233
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MDKSA-2007:099
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  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2007:1076
  • Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2007:1077
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SUSE-SR:2007:013
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2007-0019
  • Third Party Advisory
25353
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25787
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28027
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28050
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[Security-announce] 20080221 VMSA-2008-0003 Moderate: Updated aacraid driver and samba and python service console updates
  • Third Party Advisory
29032
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USN-585-1
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29303
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DSA-1551
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29889
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DSA-1620
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31255
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RHSA-2008:0629
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31492
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
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  • Third Party Advisory
ADV-2009-3316
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  • Third Party Advisory
37471
  • Third Party Advisory
ADV-2007-1465
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  • Third Party Advisory
ADV-2008-0637
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  • Third Party Advisory
python-localemodule-information-disclosure(34060)
  • VDB Entry
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8353
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11716
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20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
20080221 VMSA-2008-0003 Moderate: Updated aacraid driver and samba and python service console updates
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
20070521 FLEA-2007-0019-1: python
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*