[ python-Bugs-1722239 ] NamedTuple security issue

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Bugs item #1722239, was opened at 2007-05-20 11:00
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.6
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Christian Heimes (tiran)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: NamedTuple security issue

Initial Comment:
collections.NamedTuple is using an assert to prevent exec attacks:

assert ''.join(field_names).replace('_', '').isalpha()     
# protect against exec attack
s

asserts are ignored when Python code is run with the -O or -OO flag. I suggest to replace them.



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>Comment By: Brett Cannon (bcannon)
Date: 2007-05-20 12:23

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Or you could just not have the security protection in there.  I am sure
there are a ton of other places that are not protected against malicious
use of exec.

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