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Python Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability - CVE-2016-4472 - Vulnerability Database
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Python Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability - CVE-2016-4472

High
Reference: CVE-2016-4472
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4472
Title: Python Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability
Overview:

The overflow protection in Expat is removed by compilers with certain optimization settings which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XML data. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1283 and CVE-2015-2716.