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python-cjson: denial of service

Package(s):python-cjson CVE #(s):CVE-2010-1666
Created:July 12, 2010 Updated:July 21, 2010
Description: From the Debian advisory:

Matt Giuca discovered a buffer overflow in python-cjson, a fast JSON encoder/decoder for Python. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash) through a specially-crafted Python script.

Alerts:
Fedora FEDORA-2010-10728 2010-07-06
Fedora FEDORA-2010-10710 2010-07-06
Debian DSA-2068-1 2010-07-11
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