CVE-2007-2052
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-2052 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-04-16 22:19:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-08-02 18:04:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-193
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Python | Python | 2.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python | Python | 2.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Python Software Foundation | Python | 2.5 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| VMware ESX Server Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| [Security-announce] VMSA-2008-0003 Moderate: Updated aacraid driver and samba and python service console updates | MLIST | lists.vmware.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Welcome to Python.org | CONFIRM | www.python.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1620-1 python2.5 | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| Debian update for python2.5 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Ubuntu update for python - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| Python PyLocale_strxfrm Function Remote Information Leak Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 2007-0019 | TRUSTIX | www.trustix.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| Red Hat update for python - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1551-1 python2.4 | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1358 | CONFIRM | issues.rpath.com | |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | |
| Mandriva update for python - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| Debian update for python - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| rPath update for idle and python - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for python - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Python "PyLocale_strxfrm()" Off-By-One Information Disclosure - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| VMSA-2009-0016.1 | CONFIRM | www.vmware.com | |
| USN-585-1: Python vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| #416934 - python2.5: off-by-one bug in strxfrm() (causes information leak) - Debian Bug report logs | CONFIRM | bugs.debian.org | |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server Update for Solaris Client - Advisories - Community | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| Trustix Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| 235093 – (CVE-2007-2052) CVE-2007-2052 python off-by-one locale.strxfrm() (possible memory disclosure) | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-04-19 | Joshua Bressers | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235093 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.