DSA-1620-1 python2.5 -- several vulnerabilities

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1620-1 python2.5 -- several vulnerabilities

Date Reported:

27 Jul 2008

Affected Packages:

python2.5

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-2052, CVE-2007-4965, CVE-2008-1679, CVE-2008-1721, CVE-2008-1887.

More information:

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Python language. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

• CVE-2007-2052

  Piotr Engelking discovered that the strxfrm() function of the locale module miscalculates the length of an internal buffer, which may result in a minor information disclosure.

• CVE-2007-4965

  It was discovered that several integer overflows in the imageop module may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, if a user is tricked into processing malformed images. This issue is also tracked as CVE-2008-1679 due to an initially incomplete patch.

• CVE-2008-1721

  Justin Ferguson discovered that a buffer overflow in the zlib module may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

• CVE-2008-1887

  Justin Ferguson discovered that insufficient input validation in PyString_FromStringAndSize() may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.5-5+etch4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.2-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your python2.5 packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5.orig.tar.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4.diff.gz

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-examples_2.5-5+etch4_all.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/idle-python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_arm.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_ia64.deb

Big-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_mips.deb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dev_2.5-5+etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-dbg_2.5-5+etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5_2.5-5+etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.5/python2.5-minimal_2.5-5+etch4_sparc.deb

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