| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'python2.5' package(s) announced via the DSA-1620-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Python language. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2007-2052
Piotr Engelking discovered that the strxfrm() function of the locale module miscalculates the length of an internal buffer, which may result in a minor information disclosure.
CVE-2007-4965
It was discovered that several integer overflows in the imageop module may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, if a user is tricked into processing malformed images. This issue is also tracked as CVE-2008-1679 due to an initially incomplete patch.
CVE-2008-1721
Justin Ferguson discovered that a buffer overflow in the zlib module may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2008-1887
Justin Ferguson discovered that insufficient input validation in PyString_FromStringAndSize() may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.5-5+etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.2-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your python2.5 packages.
Affected Software/OS:
'python2.5' package(s) on Debian 4.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
9.3
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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