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CVE-2012-1176 Detail

Description

Buffer overflow in the fribidi_utf8_to_unicode function in PyFriBidi before 0.11.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a 4-byte utf-8 sequence.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=663189
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/aacd036037217998/8d095f85f3665bff?lnk=raot
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075293.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/076038.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/076053.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/14/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52451
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801896
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35055
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74001
https://github.com/pediapress/pyfribidi/commit/d2860c655357975e7b32d84e6b45e98f0dcecd7a
https://github.com/pediapress/pyfribidi/issues/2%29:

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1176
NVD Published Date:
08/26/2012
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2017
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.