Python suffers from a buffer over-read in PyNumber_Long() that is caused by the incorrect assumption that buffers returned by PyObject_GetBuffer() are null-terminated. This could potentially result in the disclosure of adjacent memory.

PyObject *
PyNumber_Long(PyObject *o)
{
[...]

    if (PyObject_GetBuffer(o, &view, PyBUF_SIMPLE) == 0) { <<<< The unterminated buffer 
                                                                is retreived here.
        /* need to do extra error checking that PyLong_FromString()
         * doesn't do.  In particular int('9\x005') must raise an
         * exception, not truncate at the null.
         */
        PyObject *result = _PyLong_FromBytes(view.buf, view.len, 10); <<<< The buffer
                                                is then passed to _PyLong_FromBytes(),
                                                which ultimately passes it to
                                                PyLong_FromString().
        PyBuffer_Release(&view);
        return result;
    }

return type_error("int() argument must be a string, a bytes-like object "
                  "or a number, not '%.200s'", o);

}

PyObject *
PyLong_FromString(const char *str, char **pend, int base)
{
    int sign = 1, error_if_nonzero = 0;
    const char *start, *orig_str = str;
    PyLongObject *z = NULL;
    PyObject *strobj;
    Py_ssize_t slen;

[...]

  onError:
    if (pend != NULL)
        *pend = (char *)str;
    Py_XDECREF(z);
    slen = strlen(orig_str) < 200 ? strlen(orig_str) : 200; <<<< If this path is taken,
                                                        orig_str is pointing to the
                                                        unterminated string, resulting in
														strlen reading off the end of the
                                                        buffer.
    strobj = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(orig_str, slen); <<<< The incorrect length is
	                                                      then used to create a Python
                                                          string.
    if (strobj == NULL)
        return NULL;
    PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
                 "invalid literal for int() with base %d: %.200R",
                 base, strobj);
    Py_DECREF(strobj);
    return NULL;
}

A script that reproduces the issue is as follows:

import array
int(array.array("B",b"A"*0x10))

And it produces the following exception:

0:000> p
eax=00000000 ebx=5dbc4699 ecx=00000000 edx=00000000 esi=07ad6b00 edi=00000000
eip=5da07f7e esp=00e4f8f8 ebp=00e4f934 iopl=0 nv up ei pl zr na pe nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00000246
python35!PyNumber_Long+0x20e:
5da07f7e 6a0a push 0Ah
0:000> db @@(view.buf)
096fefe8 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41-41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
096feff8 c0 c0 c0 c0 d0 d0 d0 d0-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ........????????
096ff008 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff018 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff028 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff038 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff048 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff058 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
0:000> g
Breakpoint 3 hit
eax=07aed7b0 ebx=0000000a ecx=07aed7a0 edx=07aed000 esi=096fefe8 edi=096fefe8
eip=5da3a55e esp=00e4f870 ebp=00e4f8c4 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz ac po nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00000212
python35!PyLong_FromString+0x4ce:
5da3a55e 8b74244c mov esi,dword ptr [esp+4Ch] ss:002b:00e4f8bc=096fefe8
0:000> g
(648.e5c): Access violation - code c0000005 (first chance)
First chance exceptions are reported before any exception handling.
This exception may be expected and handled.
eax=07aed7d0 ebx=0000000a ecx=096ff000 edx=096fefe9 esi=096fefe8 edi=096fefe8
eip=5da3a567 esp=00e4f870 ebp=00e4f8c4 iopl=0 nv up ei ng nz na po nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010282
python35!PyLong_FromString+0x4d7:
5da3a567 8a01 mov al,byte ptr [ecx] ds:002b:096ff000=??
0:000> db ecx-0x10
096feff0 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41-c0 c0 c0 c0 d0 d0 d0 d0 AAAAAAAA........
096ff000 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff010 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff020 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff030 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff040 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff050 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
096ff060 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????????????
0:000> !analyze -v -nodb

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•                    Exception Analysis                                   *
  

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FAULTING_IP:
python35!PyLong_FromString+4d7 [c:\build\cpython\objects\longobject.c @ 2293]
5da3a567 8a01 mov al,byte ptr [ecx]

EXCEPTION_RECORD: ffffffff -- (.exr 0xffffffffffffffff)
ExceptionAddress: 5da3a567 (python35!PyLong_FromString+0x000004d7)
ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation)
ExceptionFlags: 0000000
NumberParameters: 2
Parameter[0]: 0000000
Parameter[1]: 096ff000
Attempt to read from address 096ff000

CONTEXT: 0000000 -- (.cxr 0x0;r)
eax=07aed7d0 ebx=0000000a ecx=096ff000 edx=096fefe9 esi=096fefe8 edi=096fefe8
eip=5da3a567 esp=00e4f870 ebp=00e4f8c4 iopl=0 nv up ei ng nz na po nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010282
python35!PyLong_FromString+0x4d7:
5da3a567 8a01 mov al,byte ptr [ecx] ds:002b:096ff000=??

FAULTING_THREAD: 00000e5c

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: INVALID_POINTER_READ

PROCESS_NAME: python.exe

ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The memory could not be %s.

EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The memory could not be %s.

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 0000000

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2: 096ff000

READ_ADDRESS: 096ff000

FOLLOWUP_IP:
python35!PyLong_FromString+4d7 [c:\build\cpython\objects\longobject.c @ 2293]
5da3a567 8a01 mov al,byte ptr [ecx]

NTGLOBALFLAG: 2000000

APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS: 0

APP: python.exe

ANALYSIS_VERSION: 6.3.9600.17029 (debuggers(dbg).140219-1702) x86fre

PRIMARY_PROBLEM_CLASS: INVALID_POINTER_READ

BUGCHECK_STR: APPLICATION_FAULT_INVALID_POINTER_READ

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 5da3a60d to 5da3a567

STACK_TEXT:
00e4f8c4 5da3a60d 096fefe8 00e4f8e0 0000000a python35!PyLong_FromString+0x4d7
00e4f8e4 5da07f8b 096fefe8 00000010 0000000a python35!_PyLong_FromBytes+0x1d
00e4f934 5da3e2cb 07ad6b00 5dc30b98 5dc30b98 python35!PyNumber_Long+0x21b
00e4f958 5da54e08 5dc30b98 07ace630 0000000 python35!long_new+0xab
00e4f978 5da0947d 5dc30b98 07ace630 0000000 python35!type_call+0x38
00e4f994 5daa49cc 5dc30b98 07ace630 0000000 python35!PyObject_Call+0x6d
00e4f9c0 5daa449c 00000001 07ace630 00000083 python35!do_call+0x11c
00e4f9f0 5daa18d8 0662eab0 0000000 00000040 python35!call_function+0x36c
00e4fa68 5daa339f 0662eab0 0000000 092cfff0 python35!PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x2318
00e4fab4 5dada142 0664ff58 0000000 0000000 python35!_PyEval_EvalCodeWithName+0x82f
00e4faf0 5dad9fd5 0664ff58 0664ff58 00e4fbbc python35!run_mod+0x42
00e4fb1c 5dad904a 07320fc8 07ae7cf0 00000101 python35!PyRun_FileExFlags+0x85
00e4fb6 5d9af037 07320fc8 07ae7cf0 00000001 python35!PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags+0x20a
00e4fb8c 5d9af973 00e4fbbc 65492100 65492108 python35!run_file+0xe7
00e4fc2c 653e72e5 00e4fc80 1c4b143f 00000002 python35!Py_Main+0x913
00e4fc80 76323744 7f444000 76323720 dbcbc72 ucrtbase!_initterm+0x85
00e4fc94 7789a064 7f444000 24309cee 0000000 KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x24
00e4fcdc 7789a02f ffffffff 778bd7e4 0000000 ntdll!__RtlUserThreadStart+0x2f
00e4fcec 0000000 1c4b14f7 7f444000 0000000 ntdll!_RtlUserThreadStart+0x1b

STACK_COMMAND: .cxr 0x0 ; kb

FAULTING_SOURCE_LINE: c:\build\cpython\objects\longobject.c

FAULTING_SOURCE_FILE: c:\build\cpython\objects\longobject.c

FAULTING_SOURCE_LINE_NUMBER: 2293

FAULTING_SOURCE_CODE:
2289: onError:
2290: if (pend != NULL)
2291: *pend = (char *)str;
2292: Py_XDECREF(z);

2293: slen = strlen(orig_str) < 200 ? strlen(orig_str) : 200;
2294: strobj = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(orig_str, slen);
2295: if (strobj == NULL)
2296: return NULL;
2297: PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
2298: "invalid literal for int() with base %d: %.200R",

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 0

SYMBOL_NAME: python35!PyLong_FromString+4d7

FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: python35

IMAGE_NAME: python35.dll

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 5598ccc2

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: INVALID_POINTER_READ_c0000005_python35.dll!PyLong_FromString

BUCKET_ID: APPLICATION_FAULT_INVALID_POINTER_READ_python35!PyLong_FromString+4d7

ANALYSIS_SOURCE: UM

FAILURE_ID_HASH_STRING: um:invalid_pointer_read_c0000005_python35.dll!pylong_fromstring

FAILURE_ID_HASH: {e857bdce-f7a2-f3d9-b507-e98e25bcd084}

Followup: MachineOwner
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To fix the issue, it is recommended that PyNumber_Long() check the type of argument o after a successful PyObject_GetBuffer() call to determine if the buffer is null-terminated or otherwise. A proposed patch is attached.

Attaching repro.

Merged with bpo-24802.