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Gentoo: GLSA-200502-20 Moderate: python-magic buffer overflow vulnerability

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Calendar Grey February 13, 2005
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mod_python presents a minor vulnerability within the Publisher Handler, which may result in potential leakage of sensitive information.
mod_python contains a vulnerability in the Publisher Handler potentially leading to information disclosure.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-14 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Low Title: mod_python: Publisher Handler vulnerability Date: February 13, 2005 Bugs: #80109 ID: 200502-14

Synopsis ======= mod_python contains a vulnerability in the Publisher Handler potentially leading to information disclosure.
Background ========= mod_python is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server allowing Python-based web-applications to be created.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-python/mod_python < 3.1.3-r1 >= 3.1.3-r1
========== Graham Dumpleton discovered a vulnerability in mod_python's Publisher Handler.
Impact ===== B...

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