CVE-2008-1887

Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors that cause a negative size value to be provided to the PyString_FromStringAndSize function, which allocates less memory than expected when assert() is disabled and triggers a buffer overflow.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490776 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://bugs.python.org/issue2587 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29889 Not Applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28749 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30872 Not Applicable
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 Not Applicable
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31255 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 Not Applicable
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 Not Applicable
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0122 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Not Applicable
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41944 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8624 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10407 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506056/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR 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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-04-18 10:05

Updated : 2022-06-27 09:33


NVD link : CVE-2008-1887

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1887


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CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

python

  • python