gsd-2008-1887
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors that cause a negative size value to be provided to the PyString_FromStringAndSize function, which allocates less memory than expected when assert() is disabled and triggers a buffer overflow.
Aliases
Aliases
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