Security
Security
A buffer overflow in Python might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | dev-lang/python on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.7.14 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 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"
Release date
May 02, 2018
Latest revision
May 02, 2018: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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