Input validation error in Python - CVE-2006-4980
Published: August 2, 2023 / Updated: June 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110169
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4980
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted wide character UTF-32/UCS-4 strings to certain scripts.
Affected software
Python
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/python
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/python
How to mitigate CVE-2006-4980
Install update from vendor's website.
dev-lang/python - update to 2.4.3-r4
External References
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1541585&group_id=5470&atid=305470
- http://zoehep.xent.com/~bsittler/python2.4-2.4.3_unicodeobject.c.diff
- https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/python2.4/+bug/56633
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=208162
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-359-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20376
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22276
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22303
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-702
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-229.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0713.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017019
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22357
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22297
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22379
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-07.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22448
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1197
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22512
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391589
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1198
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_25_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22531
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22639
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html
- http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/882/5120103_f.SAL_Public.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:181
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31492
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3940
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5131
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29408
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448244/100/100/threaded