CVE-2012-2135

Advisory

The utf-16 decoder in Python 3.1 through 3.3 does not update the aligned_end variable after calling the unicode_decode_call_errorhandler function, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (process memory) or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via unspecified vectors.

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Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2135
• http://bugs.python.org/issue14579
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/2
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51087