python: buffer overflow in socket.recvfrom_into()

It was discovered that the socket.recvfrominto function failed to check the size of the supplied buffer. This could lead to a buffer overflow when the function was called with an insufficiently sized buffer...

[DLA 25-1] python2.6 security update

Package : python2.6 Version : 2.6.6-8+deb6u1 CVE ID : CVE-2011-1015 CVE-2011-1521 CVE-2011-4940 CVE-2011-4944 CVE-2012-0845 CVE-2012-1150 CVE-2013-4238 CVE-2014-1912 Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in python2.6. The more relevant are: CVE-2013-4238 Incorrect handling of NUL bytes in...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : python2.6, python2.7, python3.2, python3.3 vulnerability (USN-2125-1)

Ryan Smith-Roberts discovered that Python incorrectly handled buffer sizes when using the socket.recvfrominto function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Note that Tenable Network Security has...

Medium: python27

Issue Overview: Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrominto function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string. Affected Packages: python27 Issue Correction: Run yum update...