CVE-2014-7185

Advisory

Python 2.7.8 includes a fix for CVE-2014-7185: Integer overflow in bufferobject.c in Python before 2.7.8 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a large size and offset in a "buffer" function.
https://bugs.python.org/issue21831

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Vulnerability changelog

This vulnerability has no description

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7185
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139663.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/47
• http://bugs.python.org/issue21831
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146026
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70089
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/23/5
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00016.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96193
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1330.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html