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                         AUSCERT Security Bulletin

                               ASB-2009.1054
               Security vulnerabilities corrected in Python
                              18 August 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Python 3.1
Operating System:     Windows
                      UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:        Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:           Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-2625  
Member content until: Thursday, September 17 2009
Reference:            ESB-2009.1141
                      ESB-2009.1132.4

OVERVIEW

        Python has been updated to correct multiple vulnerabilities 
        including the recent XML parsing denial of service.


IMPACT

        Multiple denial of service issues are corrected in the release 3.1.1
        of Python. [1]


MITIGATION

        It is recommended that you update your Python installation to the 
        latest version.


REFERENCES

        [1] Python
            http://svn.python.org/projects/python/tags/r311/Misc/NEWS

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