CVE-2012-2135
Python 3.1-3.3 - Denial of Service via UTF-16 Decoder Memory Corruption
Title source: llmDescription
The utf-16 decoder in Python 3.1 through 3.3 does not update the aligned_end variable after calling the unicode_decode_call_errorhandler function, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (process memory) or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via unspecified vectors.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.python.org/issue14579
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51089
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/2
Scores
EPSS
0.0137
EPSS Percentile
80.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
11.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
11.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.10
debian/debian_linux
6.0
python/python
2.7.0 - 2.7.4
Published
Aug 14, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026