Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-4980

Buffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted wide character UTF-32/UCS-4 strings to certain scripts.
Published 2006-10-10 04:06:00
Updated 2023-08-02 18:04:55
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2006-4980

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2006-4980
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 443
IPs affected by CVE-2006-4980 21
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4980

EPSS FAQ
1.20%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 83 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-4980

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-4980

  • Red Hat 2007-03-14
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2006-4980

Products affected by CVE-2006-4980

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