THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-2052
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-2052

Python vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
12.5%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Off-by-one error in the PyLocale_strxfrm function in Modules/_localemodule.c for Python 2.4 and 2.5 causes an incorrect buffer size to be used for the strxfrm function, which allows context-dependent attackers to read portions of memory via unknown manipulations that trigger a buffer over-read due to missing null termination.
Affected vendor
Python
Affected product
Python
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2007-04-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 12.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Python Python is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-2052.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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