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TITLE:
Python "PyLocale_strxfrm()" Off-By-One Information Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25190

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25190/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Python 2.4.x
http://secunia.com/product/4604/
Python 2.3.x
http://secunia.com/product/1362/
Python 2.2.x
http://secunia.com/product/1361/
Python 2.5.x
http://secunia.com/product/14172/

DESCRIPTION:
Piotr Engelking has reported a security issue in Python, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The security issue is caused due to an off-by-one error within the
"PyLocale_strxfrm()" function in Modules/_localemodule.c, which can
be exploited to disclose certain parts of the memory.

The security issue is reported in Python 2.4 and 2.5. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.5.1.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Piotr Engelking

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Python:
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.1/NEWS.txt

Debian Bug:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=416934

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