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F5 Networks: K16398 (CVE-2006-4980): Python vulnerability CVE-2006-4980

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F5 Networks: K16398 (CVE-2006-4980): Python vulnerability CVE-2006-4980

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/10/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/12/2017
Modified
09/16/2019

Description

Buffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted wide character UTF-32/UCS-4 strings to certain scripts.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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