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ELSA-2011-0260 Low: Oracle Linux python security and bug fix update

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ELSA-2011-0260 Low: Oracle Linux python security and bug fix update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/27/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the RLE decoder in the rgbimg module in Python 2.5 allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via an image file containing crafted data that triggers improper processing within the (1) longimagedata or (2) expandrow function.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-docs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-tkinter

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