Description

Integer overflow in bufferobject.c in Python before 2.7.8 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a large size and offset in a "buffer" function.

References

http://bugs.python.org/issue21831

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139663.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00016.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1330.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/23/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/47

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70089

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146026

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96193

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2