CVE-2006-4980

Description

Buffer 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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.40% Top 25%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22303	patch vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1197	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487	third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448244/100/100/threaded	mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22639	third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:181	vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29408	vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680	third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22512	third party advisory broken link
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/python2.4/+bug/56633	third party advisory
http://zoehep.xent.com/~bsittler/python2.4-2.4.3_unicodeobject.c.diff	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-229.htm	third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1541585&group_id=5470&atid=305470	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492	third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0713.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5131	vdb entry broken link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017019	third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22357	third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1198	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22379	third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-359-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22448	third party advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_25_sr.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20376	third party advisory vdb entry
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=208162	issue tracking
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-07.xml	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3940	vdb entry broken link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-702	third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391589	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded	mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22358	third party advisory broken link
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html	third party advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22297	third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10789	signature vdb entry broken link
http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/882/5120103_f.SAL_Public.html	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22531	third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22276	patch vendor advisory broken link third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4980?: CVE-2006-4980 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4980?: To fix CVE-2006-4980, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4980 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4980 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.