CVE-2008-1721
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 22.62 % · percentile 98 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Integer signedness error in the zlib extension module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative signed integer, which triggers insufficient memory allocation and a buffer overflow.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-681 — Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1229/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30872
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28715
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38675
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:085
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29955
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41748
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019823
- http://bugs.python.org/issue2586
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2444
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8249
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31255
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490690/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9407
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29889
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8494
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2008-1722
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2008-1721
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2009-AVI-513 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2009-AVI-068 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apple Mac OS X · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2008-AVI-345 — Vulnérabilités dans Python · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.4.0 < 2.4.6cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.5.0 ≤ 2.5.2cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |