Buffer Overflow Affecting python package, versions <0:2.6.6-64.el6


0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 52.98% (98th percentile)
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NVD
7.3 high
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SUSE
7.3 high
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Red Hat
5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-PYTHON-2119341
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 14 Jan 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 python to version 0:2.6.6-64.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python package and not the python package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.