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.
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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')
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
python
- python