Debian Security Advisory
DSA-817-1 python2.2 -- integer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 22 Sep 2005
- Affected Packages:
- python2.2
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 324531.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 14620.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-2491. - More information:
-
An integer overflow with a subsequent buffer overflow has been detected in PCRE, the Perl Compatible Regular Expressions library, which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code, and is also present in Python. Exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to specify the used regular expression.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.1-4.8.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.3dfsg-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your python2.2 packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/idle-python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-doc_2.2.1-4.8_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-elisp_2.2.1-4.8_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-examples_2.2.1-4.8_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-doc_2.2.1-4.8_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.1-4.8_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.1-4.8_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.1-4.8_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.1-4.8_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.1-4.8_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.1-4.8_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/idle-python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-doc_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-examples_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-doc_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-gdbm_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-mpz_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-tk_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-xmlbase_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python2.2/python2.2-dev_2.2.3dfsg-2sarge1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.