VDB
CVE-2012-2135
CVE-2012-2135
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.400000095367432 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 1.37% · 80.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.400000095367432
EPSS Score
1.37%
80.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.10, 10.04, 11.10 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| python | python | 2.7.0, 3.2.0, 3.3.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 6.0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- USN-1615-1 (circl)
- 51087 (circl)
- USN-1616-1 (circl)
- http://bugs.python.org/issue14579 (circl)
- 51089 (circl)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20120425 Re: CVE Request: Python 3.2/3.3 utf-16 decoder unicode_decode_call_errorhandler aligned_end is not updated (circl)
- [oss-security] 20120425 CVE Request: Python 3.2/3.3 utf-16 decoder unicode_decode_call_errorhandler aligned_end is not updated (circl)
Timeline
- Aug 14, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51089 url
- USN-1615-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-1616-1 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.python.org/issue14579 url
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389 url
- [oss-security] 20120425 Re: CVE Request: Python 3.2/3.3 utf-16 decoder unicode_decode_call_errorhandler aligned_end is not updated mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20120425 CVE Request: Python 3.2/3.3 utf-16 decoder unicode_decode_call_errorhandler aligned_end is not updated mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2135 advisory