[Expat-bugs] [ expat-Bugs-2518079 ] incorrect pointer adjustments on buffer reallocation

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Bugs item #2518079, was opened at 2009-01-18 16:38
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Category: None
Group: None
Status: Open
>Resolution: Out of Date
Priority: 7
Private: No
Submitted By: Daniel Leidert (dleidert)
>Assigned to: Karl Waclawek (kwaclaw)
Summary: incorrect pointer adjustments on buffer reallocation

Initial Comment:
This bug has been reported as Debian bug #245840:

http://bugs.debian.org/245840
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=27;bug=245840

Some developers thought, that this might be exploitable. I did not yet have the time to take a look at it. Please check yourself.

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>Comment By: Karl Waclawek (kwaclaw)
Date: 2009-01-18 17:49

Message:
This is quite an old report, and the code mentioned has changed since
then.
It also seems it does not apply anymore - see
http://bugs.python.org/issue883495.

I am inclined to close this issue, unless given a good reason to revive
it.


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