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.
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4980 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10789 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4980 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-10-09T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:32:22.516Z

Reserved: 2006-09-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-4980

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2006-10-10T04:06:00.000

Modified: 2023-08-02T18:04:54.967

Link: CVE-2006-4980

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2006-08-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-4980 - Bugzilla