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CVE-2006-4980

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CVE-2006-4980

Published: Oct 9, 2006

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Buffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted wide character UTF-32/UCS-4 strings to certain scripts.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

22303
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1197
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
22487
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20061011 rPSA-2006-0187-1 idle python
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
22639
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDKSA-2006:181
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
python-repr-bo(29408)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
23680
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22512
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
31492
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2008:0629
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2006:0713
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
ADV-2006-5131
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
1017019
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
22357
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1198
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
22379
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-359-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
22448
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SR:2006:025
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
20376
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-200610-07
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
ADV-2006-3940
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
20070110 VMware ESX server security updates
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
22358
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22297
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10789
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
22531
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22276
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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