CVE-2016-5636

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    CVE-2016-5636

    Published: 2 Sept 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the get_data function in zipimport.c in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.12, 3.x before 3.4.5, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a negative data size value, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91247, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138, http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPSV, http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAPUE, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00011.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2586.html, https://docs.python.org/3.4/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-4-5, https://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-5-2, https://hg.python.org/cpython/raw-file/v2.7.12/Misc/NEWS, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-18, https://bugs.python.org/issue26171, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/15/15, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/16/1

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.0
    3.0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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