PT-2008-4561 · Python+2 · Python+2

Published 2008-08-01 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2008-3142

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Python versions 2.5.2 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to multiple buffer overflows that occur during Unicode string processing. This happens due to incorrect memory allocation when handling long strings, which is associated with the unicode resize function and the PyMem RESIZE macro. The impact can include a denial of service (crash) or other unspecified effects.

Recommendations: For Python versions 2.5.2 and earlier, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk, as the issue is related to the handling of Unicode strings and memory allocation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3142

DSA-1667-1

DTSA-157-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1

PSF-2008-6

RHSA-2009:1176

RHSA-2009:1177

RHSA-2009:1178

RHSA-2009_1176

RHSA-2009_1177

SUSE-SU-2020:0234-1

Affected Products

Python

Red Hat

Suse

References · 194

• 🔥 http://bugs.python.org/issue2620 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt · Exploit
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PSF-2008-6 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3142 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2020:0234-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31358 · Note