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TITLE:
Python PCRE Integer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16793

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16793/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Python 2.2.x
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Python 2.3.x
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Python, which potentially can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA16502

The vulnerability affects version 2.2.3 and 2.3.5. Prior versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.4.1, which does not include the vulnerable
version of the PCRE library.

Some Linux vendors have released fixed packages for version 2.2.x and
2.3.x.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Gentoo:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104009

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA16502:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16502/

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