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Python Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host has Python installed and is prone to integer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due the the way it handles large integer values in the tabsize arguments as input to expandtabs methods (string_expandtabs and nicode_expandtabs) in stringobject.c and unicodeobject.c.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Python 2.5.2 on Windows.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Python 2.5.5 or later.