VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2316
Integer overflow in _hashopenssl.c in the hashlib module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic digests, related to "partial hashlib hashing of data exceeding 4GB."
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.09%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in _hashopenssl.c in the hashlib module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic digests, related to "partial hashlib hashing of data exceeding 4GB."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.09% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- python/python
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159422&action=viewExploit
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31305Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31332Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31473Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31518Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44174VDB Entry
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159422&action=viewExploit
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31305Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31332Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.