Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118269
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Python < 2.7.4, 3.2.x < 3.2.4 Vulnerability in the utf-16 decoder after error handling (bpo-14579) - Linux
Summary:	Python is prone to a vulnerability in the UTF-16 decoder.
Description:	Summary: Python is prone to a vulnerability in the UTF-16 decoder. Vulnerability Insight: The utf-16 decoder in Python does not update the aligned_end variable after calling the unicode_decode_call_errorhandler function, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (process memory) or cause a denial of service (DoS) (memory corruption and crash) via unspecified vectors. Affected Software/OS: Python prior to version 2.7.4 and 3.2.x prior to 3.2.4. Solution: Update to version 2.7.4, 3.2.4 or later. CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2135 51087 http://secunia.com/advisories/51087 51089 http://secunia.com/advisories/51089 USN-1615-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1 USN-1616-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1 [oss-security] 20120425 CVE Request: Python 3.2/3.3 utf-16 decoder unicode_decode_call_errorhandler aligned_end is not updated http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/2 [oss-security] 20120425 Re: CVE Request: Python 3.2/3.3 utf-16 decoder unicode_decode_call_errorhandler aligned_end is not updated http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/4 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389 http://bugs.python.org/issue14579
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