CVE-2008-3142
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Publication date:
01/08/2008
Last modified:
05/07/2022
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier on 32bit platforms allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have unspecified other impact via a long string that leads to incorrect memory allocation during Unicode string processing, related to the unicode_resize function and the PyMem_RESIZE macro.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.6 (excluding) | |
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.0 (including) | 2.5.3 (excluding) |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
- http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
- http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A163
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A164
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422