CVE-2006-4980

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-4980
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-10-10 04:06:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Python Python All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
208162 – CVE-2006-4980 repr unicode buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Mandriva update for python - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
#391589 - [CVE-2006-4980] buffer overrun in repr() for unicode strings - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Download Patch ESX-3069097 for VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Python "repr()" Unicode String Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian update for python2.4 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SourceForge.net: ERROR af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Third Party Advisory
rPath update for idle and python - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian update for python2.3 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Bug #56633 in python2.4 (Ubuntu): “buffer overrun in repr() for unicode strings” af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1197-1 python2.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Python: Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
VMWare ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Python repr() Processing of UTF-32/UCS-4 Strings May Let Remote Users Deny Service or Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Download Patch ESX-9986131 for VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
[#RPL-702] Buffer overflow in Python's repr function creates vulnerabilities in some python applications CVE-2006-4980 - rPath JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com Third Party Advisory
Python Repr() Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Avaya Python "repr()" Unicode String Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
usn/usn-359-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Red Hat Network Satellite Server Update for Solaris Client - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ASA-2006-229 (RHSA-2006-0713) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for python - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Ubuntu update for python - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for python - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
zoehep.xent.com/~bsittler/python2.4-2.4.3_unicodeobject.c.diff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 zoehep.xent.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1198-1 python2.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Broken Link, VDB Entry
VMware Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

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