Description (CNA)
The utf-16 decoder in Python 3.1 through 3.3 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 (memory corruption and crash) via unspecified vectors.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- http://bugs.python.org/issue14579
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/2
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- http://bugs.python.org/issue14579
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/2