CVE-2016-5636

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-01-21
Impact:Low What is this?

Description


Integer overflow in the get_data function in zipimport.c in CPython(aka Python) before 2.7.12, 3.x before 3.4.5, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a negative data size value, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 4.4
Vector String: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (python)ELSA-2016-25862016-11-09


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