Scientific Linux: SLSA-2015:1330-1 Moderate: Python Buffer Overflow

Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 19:12:34 +0000
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From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: python on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Moderate: python security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2015:1330-1
Issue Date: 2015-07-22
CVE Numbers: CVE-2013-1752
 CVE-2014-1912
 CVE-2014-4650
 CVE-2014-7185
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It was discovered that the socket.recvfrom_into() function failed to check
the size of the supplied buffer. This could lead to a buffer overflow when
the function was called with an insufficiently sized buffer.
(CVE-2014-1912)

It was discovered that multiple Python standard library modules
implementing network protocols (such as httplib or smtplib) failed to
restrict the sizes of server responses. A malicious server could cause a
client using one of the affected modules to consume an excessive amount of
memory. (CVE-2013-1752)

It was discovered that the CGIHTTPServer module incorrectly handled URL
encoded paths. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute scripts
outside of the cgi-bin directory, or disclose the source code of the
scripts in the cgi-bin directory. (CVE-2014-4650)

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the buffer() function
handled its offset and size arguments. An attacker able to control these
arguments could use this flaw to disclose portions of the application
memory or cause it to crash. (CVE-2014-7185)

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SL6
 x86_64
 python-2.6.6-64.el6.x86_64.rpm
 python-debuginfo-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 python-debuginfo-2.6.6-64.el6.x86_64.rpm
 python-libs-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 python-libs-2.6.6-64.el6.x86_64.rpm
 tkinter-2.6.6-64.el6.x86_64.rpm
 python-devel-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 python-devel-2.6.6-64.el6.x86_64.rpm
 python-test-2.6.6-64.el6.x86_64.rpm
 python-tools-2.6.6-64.el6.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 python-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 python-debuginfo-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 python-libs-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 tkinter-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 python-devel-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 python-test-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm
 python-tools-2.6.6-64.el6.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team