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CVE-2012-2135 Details

Description

The utf-16 decoder in Python 3.1 through 3.3 does not update the aligned_end variable after calling the unicode_decode_call_errorhandler function, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (process memory) or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via unspecified vectors.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/issue14579	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51087	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51089	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/4	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=670389	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/issue14579	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51087	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51089	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/25/4	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1615-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
python python	>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.4 >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.4 >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:python:python:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	10.04 11.04 11.10 12.04 12.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 19, 2023	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Jul 28, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Aug 15, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2012-2135 Details

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