Python: Buffer overflow

Python: Buffer overflow A buffer overflow in Python might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. python 2018-05-02 2018-05-02 637938 remote 2.7.14 2.7.14

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.

A buffer overflow was discovered in Python’s PyString_DecodeEscape function in stringobject.c.

Remote attackers, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted file, could execute arbitrary code.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Python 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/python-2.7.14:2.7"

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