[Technik] [SECURITY] [DSA 1198-1] New python2.3 packages fix arbitrary code execution

[Noèl Köthe]

Am Montag, den 23.10.2006, 21:39 +0200 schrieb Moritz Muehlenhoff:

> Debian Security Advisory DSA 1198-1                    security at debian.org
> http://www.debian.org/security/                         Moritz Muehlenhoff
> October 23rd, 2006                      http://www.debian.org/security/faq
> 
> Package        : python2.3
> Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
> Problem-Type   : local(remote)
> Debian-specific: no
> CVE ID         : CVE-2006-4980
> Debian Bug     : 391589

python2.3 auf pima, pomo, yuma, cree, crow, wasco, cupa, kiowa, karuk,
kansa und acoma aktualisiert.

> 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.

changelog:
python2.3 (2.3.5-3sarge2) stable-security; urgency=high

  * SECURITY UPDATE: crafted wide unicode strings can overflow heap leading
    to arbitrary code execution.
  * Add 'debian/patches/unicode-repr.dpatch' to fix overflow.
  * References
    CVE-2006-4980
    http://svn.python.org/view?view=rev&rev=51466

 -- Matthias Klose <doko at debian.org>  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:59:58 +0000

-- 
Noèl Köthe <noel debian.org>
Debian GNU/Linux, www.debian.org
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