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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA458] DSA-458-3 python2.2 Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA458] DSA-458-3 python2.2 |
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DSA-458-3 python2.2 Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment This security advisory corrects DSA 458-2 which caused a problem in the gethostbyaddr routine. The original advisory said: Sebastian Schmidt discovered a buffer overflow bug in Python's getaddrinfo function, which could permit an IPv6 address, supplied by a remote attacker via DNS, to overwrite memory on the stack. This bug only exists in python 2.2 and 2.2.1, and only when IPv6 support is disabled. The python2.2 package in Debian woody meets these conditions (the 'python' package does not). For the stable distribution (woody), this bug has been fixed in version 2.2.1-4.6. The testing and unstable distribution (sarge and sid) are not affected by this problem. We recommend that you update your python2.2 packages. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-458 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 9836 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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