Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2016-5636
Integer overflow in the get_data function in zipimport.c in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.12, 3.x before 3.4.5, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a negative data size value, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:25.67%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| python | python | 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.5.0, 3.5.1 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
25.671%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2016-06-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-09-02T14:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-01-21 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-06T01:07:59 |
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