patch [ 1300515 ] xdrlib.py: pack_fstring() did not use null bytes for padding
diff --git a/Lib/xdrlib.py b/Lib/xdrlib.py
index d9d2120..47cc22b 100644
--- a/Lib/xdrlib.py
+++ b/Lib/xdrlib.py
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
def pack_fstring(self, n, s):
if n < 0:
raise ValueError, 'fstring size must be nonnegative'
- n = ((n+3)/4)*4
data = s[:n]
+ n = ((n+3)/4)*4
data = data + (n - len(data)) * '\0'
self.__buf.write(data)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ec70b95..3c06f4e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@
Library
-------
+- Patch #1300515: xdrlib.py: Fix pack_fstring() to really use null bytes
+ for padding.
+
- Bug #1296004: httplib.py: Limit maximal amount of data read from the
socket to avoid a MemoryError on Windows.