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CVE-2007-2052

Off-by-one error in the PyLocale_strxfrm function in Modules/_localemodule.c for Python 2.4 and 2.5 causes an incorrect

Off-by-one error in the PyLocale_strxfrm function in Modules/_localemodule.c for Python 2.4 and 2.5 causes an incorrect buffer size to be used for the strxfrm function, which allows context-dependent attackers to read portions of memory via unknown manipulations that trigger a buffer over-read due to missing null termination.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.13743

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Public exploit or PoC is available

Sigma rules8 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-193Off-by-one Error

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Affected Products & Versions

1

pythonall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

1

remotePython 2.5 - 'PyLocale_strxfrm' Remote Information Leakverified

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Sigma Hunt Rules

8

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

producthighPython Reverse Shell Execution Via PTY And Socket Modules

producthighInline Python Execution - Spawn Shell Via OS System Library

producthighPython One-Liners with Base64 Decoding - Linux

producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel

producthighPython One-Liners with Base64 Decoding

producthighPython Spawning Pretty TTY on Windows

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producthighCredential Dumping Activity By Python Based Tool

producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel - Registry

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Scoring & Timeline

5

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Published to NVD16 Apr 2007 · 10:19 PM

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Vendor Advisories

9

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2020:0234-1
rhsaRHSA-2009:1176Low
usnUSN-585-1
rhsaRHSA-2007:1077Important
Show all 9 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2007:1076Important
rhsaRHSA-2008:0264Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0629Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0525Moderate

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References & Sources

38

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=416934Third Party Advisory

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/25190Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/25217Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/25233Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/25353Broken Link

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http://secunia.com/advisories/25787Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/28027Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/28050Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/29032Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/29303Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/29889Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31255Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31492Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:099Broken LinkThird Party Advisory

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.1/NEWS.txtBroken LinkVendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1077.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469294/30/6450/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23887Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-585-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1465Broken LinkThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637Broken LinkThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Broken LinkThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235093Issue Tracking

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34060VDB Entry

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1358Third Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11716Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8353Broken Link

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