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CVE-2006-4980 affecting package python-py 1.11.0-1
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- python-py
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-4980
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 17:26 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CVE-2006-4980 affecting package python-py 1.11.0-1
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 10 Oct 2006, 04:06 UTC
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.
osv:AZL-109551
python-py
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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