CVE-2006-4980

NameCVE-2006-4980
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted wide character UTF-32/UCS-4 strings to certain scripts.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1197-1, DSA-1198-1
Debian Bugs391589, 393053

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python2.2source(unstable)(not affected)
python2.3sourcesarge2.3.5-3sarge2DSA-1198-1
python2.3source(unstable)2.3.5-16393053
python2.4sourcesarge2.4.1-2sarge1DSA-1197-1
python2.4source(unstable)2.4.3-9391589
python2.5source(unstable)2.5-1391589

Notes

- python2.2 <not-affected> (Compiled without UCS-4 support)

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