CVE-2008-3142
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.49% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- python/python · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txtExploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://bugs.python.org/issue2620Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31305Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31332Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31473Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31518Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32793Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Not Applicable
- 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-2008-0243Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164Broken Link
- 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/archive/1/507985/100/0/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.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288Permissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.