Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Integer signedness error in the zlib extension module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative signed integer, which triggers insufficient memory allocation and a buffer overflow.
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
Affected
python on Mandriva Linux 2007.1,
Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2008.0,
Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2008.1,
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1721 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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