Debian Security Advisory DSA 817-1 (python2.2)

The remote host is missing an update to python2.2 announced via advisory DSA 817-1. An integer overflow with a subsequent buffer overflow has been detected in PCRE, the Perl Compatible Regular Expressions library, which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code, and is also present in Python...

Debian DSA-817-1 : python2.2 - integer overflow

An integer overflow with a subsequent buffer overflow has been detected in PCRE, the Perl Compatible Regular Expressions library, which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code, and is also present in Python. Exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to specify the used regular...