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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1198-1 (python2.3)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to python2.3 announced via advisory DSA 1198-1. Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler discovered that the repr() of the Python interpreter allocates insufficient memory when parsing UCS-4 Unicode strings, which might lead to execution of arbitrary code through a buffer overflow.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.5-3sarge2. Due to build problems this update lacks fixed packages for the Alpha and Sparc architectures. Once they are sorted out, fixed binaries will be released. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.5-16. We recommend that you upgrade your Python 2.3 packages. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201198-1