DSA-1197-1 python2.4 -- buffer overflow

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1197-1 python2.4 -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

22 Oct 2006

Affected Packages:

python2.4

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 391589.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-4980.

More information:

Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler discovered that the repr() of the Python interpreter allocates insufficient memory when parsing UCS-4 Unicode strings, which might lead to execution of arbitrary code through a buffer overflow.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.1-2sarge1. Due to build problems this update lacks fixed packages for the m68k architecture. Once they are sorted out, binaries for m68k will be released.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.4-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your Python 2.4 packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1.orig.tar.gz

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/idle-python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-doc_2.4.1-2sarge1_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-examples_2.4.1-2sarge1_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_arm.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_ia64.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4_2.4.1-2sarge1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dbg_2.4.1-2sarge1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-dev_2.4.1-2sarge1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-gdbm_2.4.1-2sarge1_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.4/python2.4-tk_2.4.1-2sarge1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.