CVE-2007-2052

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-2052. PoCs published by Piotr Engelking.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an information leak vulnerability in Python's 'PyLocale_strxfrm' function by setting a specific locale and calling 'strxfrm'. It confirms the issue by printing memory contents, which can be exploited to read portions of memory.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Piotr Engelking · pythonremotelinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30018

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit demonstrates an information leak vulnerability in Python's 'PyLocale_strxfrm' function by setting a specific locale and calling 'strxfrm'. It confirms the issue by printing memory contents, which can be exploited to read portions of memory.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Info Leak

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Python 2.4.4-2 and 2.5

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Python 2.4.4-2 or 2.5 installed · Locale 'pl_PL.UTF8' available on the system

MITRE ATT&CK

T1592 - Gather Victim Host Information

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (38)

Core 38

Core References

Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/28050

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/25190

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/25217

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/37471

Broken Link, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.1/NEWS.txt

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

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

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/29303

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1465

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/29032

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31492

Broken Link vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8353

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469294/30/6450/threaded

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1077.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

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

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/25353

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/25233

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1358

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-585-1

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_trustix

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/28027

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31255

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

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

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/25787

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23887

VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

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

Broken Link vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11716

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

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

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/29889

Python 2.4 and 2.5 - Off-by-one Error in PyLocale_strxfrm

Exploitation Summary

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Exploits (1)

References (38)

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