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CVE-2006-4980

Published: Oct 10, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4980
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Buffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted wide character UTF-32/UCS-4 strings to certain scripts.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PythonPython*2.3.6 (excluding)
PythonPython2.4.0 (including)2.4.4 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatpython-0:2.2.3-6.5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatpython-0:2.3.4-14.3*
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 4.2RedHatrhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.0.2-3*
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 4.2RedHatrhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-0:1-0*
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 4.2 (RHEL3)RedHatrhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.0.2-3*
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 4.2 (RHEL3)RedHatrhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-0:1-0*
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.0RedHatrhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.0.2-3*
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.0RedHatrhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-0:1-0*
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1RedHatrhn-solaris-bootstrap-0:5.1.1-3*
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1RedHatrhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3-0:1-0*
Python2.3Ubuntudapper*
Python2.4Ubuntudapper*
Python2.4Ubuntudevel*
Python2.4Ubuntuedgy*
Python2.4Ubuntufeisty*

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