PSF-2017-6

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    PSF-2017-6

    Published: 17 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary: PyString_DecodeEscape integer overflow

    Details: CPython (aka Python) up to 2.7.13 is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the PyString_DecodeEscape function in stringobject.c, resulting in heap-based buffer overflow (and possible arbitrary code execution)

    References: https://bugs.python.org/issue30657

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    Type: GIT

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    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6c004b40f9d51872d848981ef1a18bb08c2dfc42

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