CVE-2008-3142

Python <2.5.2 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (34)

Core 34
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Permissions Required vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
Permissions Required vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

Scores

EPSS 0.0165
EPSS Percentile 82.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.04
debian/debian_linux 4.0
python/python < 2.4.6
Published Aug 01, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026