Off-by-one error in the PyLocale_strxfrm function in Modules/_localemodule.c for Python 2.4 and 2.5 causes an incorrect buffer size to be…

Description

Off-by-one error in the PyLocale_strxfrm function in Modules/_localemodule.c for Python 2.4 and 2.5 causes an incorrect buffer size to be used for the strxfrm function, which allows context-dependent attackers to read portions of memory via unknown manipulations that trigger a buffer over-read due to missing null termination.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

13.6% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-193 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-193 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (38)

• [Security-announce] 20080221 VMSA-2008-0003 Moderate: Updated aacraid driver and samba and python service console updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 28050 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25190 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25217 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 37471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.1/NEWS.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=416934 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1551 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 29303 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1465 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 29032 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31492 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8353 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20070521 FLEA-2007-0019-1: python (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0629 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:1077 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20080221 VMSA-2008-0003 Moderate: Updated aacraid driver and samba and python service console updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:1076 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235093 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25353 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1358 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-585-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 2007-0019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 28027 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2007:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 31255 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1620 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 25787 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23887 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• python-localemodule-information-disclosure(34060) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11716 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:099 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 29889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 13:23 UTC.