CVE-2007-2052

Description

Off-by-one error in the PyLocale_strxfrm function in Modules/_localemodule.c for Python 2.4 and 2.5 causes an incorrect buffer size to be used for the strxfrm function, which allows context-dependent attackers to read portions of memory via unknown manipulations that trigger a buffer over-read due to missing null termination.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.98% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28050 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25190 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25217 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.1/NEWS.txt broken link vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=416934 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29303 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1465 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29032 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8353 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469294/30/6450/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1077.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235093 issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/25353 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25233 third party advisory broken link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1358 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-585-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28027 third party advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31255 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25787 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23887 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34060 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11716 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:099 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29889 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2052?
CVE-2007-2052 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2052?
To fix CVE-2007-2052, 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-2007-2052 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2052 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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