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Gentoo: GLSA-200802-10 Normal: Python Integer Overflow Risk

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Calendar Grey February 23, 2008
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An urgent advisory regarding Gentoo's Python: Integer overflow in PCRE could lead to execution vulnerabilities. Update immediately.
A vulnerability within Python's copy of PCRE might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200802-10 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Python: PCRE Integer overflow Date: February 23, 2008 Bugs: #198373 ID: 200802-10

Synopsis ======= A vulnerability within Python's copy of PCRE might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/python < 2.3.6-r4 >= 2.3.6-r4
========== Python 2.3 includes a copy of PCRE which is vulnerable to an integer overflow vulnerability, leading to a buffer overflow.
Impact ===== An attacker could exploit the vulnerability ...

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