CVE-2012-2135 describes a vulnerability in the UTF-16 decoder of Python versions 3.1 through 3.3, impacting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions and Python installations. The flaw stems from the decoder's failure to update a variable after error handling, potentially allowing remote attackers to access sensitive process memory or trigger a denial of service through memory corruption and application crashes. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (medium severity), it is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to partial confidentiality and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
11.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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