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python: buffer overflow

Package(s): python CVE #(s): CAN-2004-0150

Created: March 10, 2004 Updated: October 11, 2004

Description: Python (versions 2.2 and 2.2.1 only) has a buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo() function which can be exploited by a malformed IPv6 address.

Alerts:

Debian	DSA-458-3	2004-10-10
Gentoo	200409-03	2004-09-02
Debian	DSA-458-2	2004-08-31
Mandrake	MDKSA-2004:019	2004-03-09
Debian	DSA-458-1	2004-03-09

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