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diff --git a/glsa-200802-10.xml b/glsa-200802-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d0401afa --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200802-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200802-10"> + <title>Python: PCRE Integer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability within Python's copy of PCRE might lead to the execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">python</product> + <announced>February 23, 2008</announced> + <revised>February 23, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>198373</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/python" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.3.6-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.3.6-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming + language. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Python 2.3 includes a copy of PCRE which is vulnerable to an integer + overflow vulnerability, leading to a buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by tricking a vulnerable + Python application to compile a regular expressions, which could + possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code, a Denial of Service + or the disclosure of sensitive information. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Python 2.3 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-7228">CVE-2006-7228</uri> + <uri link="/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml">GLSA 200711-30</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:00:53 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:01:42 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:37:11 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |