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[DSA458] DSA-458-3 python2.2

Family:
Debian Local Security Checks
Category:
infos
Copyright:
This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi
Summary:
DSA-458-3 python2.2
Version:
$Revision: 1.4 $
Cve_id:
CVE-2004-0150
Bugtraq_id:
9836
Xrefs:
DSA:458
Description:

This security advisory corrects DSA 458-2 which caused a problem in
the gethostbyaddr routine.
The original advisory said:
Sebastian Schmidt discovered a buffer overflow bug in Python's
getaddrinfo function, which could allow an IPv6 address, supplied by a
remote attacker via DNS, to overwrite memory on the stack.
This bug only exists in python 2.2 and 2.2.1, and only when IPv6
support is disabled. The python2.2 package in Debian woody meets
these conditions (the 'python' package does not).
For the stable distribution (woody), this bug has been fixed in
version 2.2.1-4.6.
The testing and unstable distribution (sarge and sid) are not
affected by this problem.
We recommend that you update your python2.2 packages.


Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-458
Risk factor : High
Generiert am 27.04.2005 um 18:49:54 Uhr.