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Gentoo: GLSA 200711-07 Normal: Python Integer Overflow Risk

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Moderate security notice for Python reveals various integer overflow vulnerabilities that may permit user-assisted execution of unauthorized code.
Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in Python, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200711-07
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Python: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
      Date: November 07, 2007
      Bugs: #192876
        ID: 200711-07


Synopsis
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Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in
Python, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a
Denial of Service.

Background
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Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
language.

Affected packages
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