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Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that has a long name, related to the realpath function. NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability. However, the fact that it appears in a programming language interpreter could mean that some applications are affected, although attack scenarios might be limited because the attacker might already need to cross privilege boundaries to cause an exploitable program to be placed in a directory with a long name; or, depending on the method that Python uses to determine the current working directory, setuid applications might be affected.
Publish Date : 2006-03-30 Last Update Date : 2017-10-19
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CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types
| CVSS Score |
3.7 |
| Confidentiality Impact |
Partial
(There is considerable informational disclosure.) |
| Integrity Impact |
Partial
(Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.) |
| Availability Impact |
Partial
(There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.) |
| Access Complexity |
High
(Specialized access conditions exist. It is hard to exploit and several special conditions must be satisfied to exploit) |
| Authentication |
Not required
(Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.) |
| Gained Access |
None |
| Vulnerability Type(s) |
OverflowGain privileges |
| CWE ID |
CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability |
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Vendor Statements
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=187900
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here:
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Source:
Redhat
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Additional Vendor Supplied Data
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Impact |
CVSS Score |
CVSS Vector |
Report Date |
Publish Date |
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low |
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2006-03-30 |
2005-09-22 |
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