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Debian Security Advisory DSA 819-1 (python2.1)
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 python2.1 announced via advisory DSA 819-1. 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. Exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to specify the used regular expression. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.3-3.4.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.3dfsg-1sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.3dfsg-3. We recommend that you upgrade your python2.1 packages. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20819-1