Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2006-4980 First vendor Publication 2006-10-10
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-08-02

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores

Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4980

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10789
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10789
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2006-4980
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 32

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for Python
File : nvt/sles9p5017455.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200610-07 (python)
File : nvt/glsa_200610_07.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: python+ipv6
File : nvt/freebsd_python+ipv6.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1197-1 (python2.4)
File : nvt/deb_1197_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1198-1 (python2.3)
File : nvt/deb_1198_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
29366 Python repr() Function Unicode String Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-04-10 Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.
File : f5_bigip_SOL16398.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0713.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0264.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0629.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-13 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_python-2167.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-10 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-359-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-17 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_python-2168.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-02-18 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-181.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-25 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1197.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-25 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1198.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-20 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200610-07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-10 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2006-0713.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-10 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_fe83eb5b55e111dba5ae00508d6a62df.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-10 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0713.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20376
BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448244/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
CONFIRM http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391589
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=208162
http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/882/5120103_f.SAL_Public.html
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1541585&grou...
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-229.htm
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html
http://zoehep.xent.com/~bsittler/python2.4-2.4.3_unicodeobject.c.diff
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-702
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/python2.4/+bug/56633
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1197
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1198
GENTOO http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-07.xml
MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:181
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0713.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
SECTRACK http://securitytracker.com/id?1017019
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/22276
http://secunia.com/advisories/22297
http://secunia.com/advisories/22303
http://secunia.com/advisories/22357
http://secunia.com/advisories/22358
http://secunia.com/advisories/22379
http://secunia.com/advisories/22448
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
http://secunia.com/advisories/22512
http://secunia.com/advisories/22531
http://secunia.com/advisories/22639
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
SGI ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
SUSE http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_25_sr.html
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-359-1
VUPEN http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3940
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5131
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29408

Alert History

If you want to see full details history, please login or register.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Date Informations
2023-08-03 00:27:48
  • Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:04:38
  • Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:05:17
  • Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:18:27
  • Multiple Updates
2018-10-18 00:19:43
  • Multiple Updates
2017-10-11 09:23:46
  • Multiple Updates
2017-07-20 09:23:54
  • Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 15:07:18
  • Multiple Updates
2015-04-11 13:28:36
  • Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:37:22
  • Multiple Updates
2013-05-11 11:10:12
  • Multiple Updates