(RHSA-2007:1077) Moderate: python security update

2007-12-1000:00:00

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6.8 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.02 Low

EPSS

Percentile

87.6%

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Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
language.

An integer overflow flaw was discovered in the way Python’s pcre module
handled certain regular expressions. If a Python application used the pcre
module to compile and execute untrusted regular expressions, it may be
possible to cause the application to crash, or allow arbitrary code
execution with the privileges of the Python interpreter. (CVE-2006-7228)

A flaw was discovered in the strxfrm() function of Python’s locale module.
Strings generated by this function were not properly NULL-terminated, which
could possibly cause disclosure of data stored in the memory of a Python
application using this function. (CVE-2007-2052)

Users of Python are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
RedHatanyia64python-docs< 1.5.2-43.72.2python-docs-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
RedHatanyi386python-devel< 1.5.2-43.72.2python-devel-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHatanyi386tkinter< 1.5.2-43.72.2tkinter-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHatanyia64tkinter< 1.5.2-43.72.2tkinter-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
RedHatanyi386python< 1.5.2-43.72.2python-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHatanyia64python< 1.5.2-43.72.2python-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
RedHatanyi386python-tools< 1.5.2-43.72.2python-tools-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHatanyi386python-docs< 1.5.2-43.72.2python-docs-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHatanyia64python-devel< 1.5.2-43.72.2python-devel-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
RedHatanyia64python-tools< 1.5.2-43.72.2python-tools-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
RedHat	any	ia64	python-docs	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	python-docs-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
RedHat	any	i386	python-devel	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	python-devel-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHat	any	i386	tkinter	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	tkinter-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHat	any	ia64	tkinter	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	tkinter-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
RedHat	any	i386	python	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	python-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHat	any	ia64	python	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	python-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
RedHat	any	i386	python-tools	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	python-tools-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHat	any	i386	python-docs	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	python-docs-1.5.2-43.72.2.i386.rpm
RedHat	any	ia64	python-devel	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	python-devel-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm
RedHat	any	ia64	python-tools	< 1.5.2-43.72.2	python-tools-1.5.2-43.72.2.ia64.rpm