Description
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.
Published: 2016-09-02
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 45.1% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-522-1 python2.7 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1663-1 python3.4 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3134-1 Python vulnerabilities
History

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Python Python
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:07:59.238Z

Reserved: 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5636

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-02T14:59:06.003

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5636

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-01-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5636 - Bugzilla

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