CVE-2008-1721

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.66% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory python.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1229/references vdb entry permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/30872 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28715 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38675 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:085 permissions required vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/29955 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358 third party advisory not applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41748 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019823 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://bugs.python.org/issue2586 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2444 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3802 third party advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 third party advisory not applicable
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8249 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31255 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490690/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149 broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9407 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/29889 third party advisory not applicable
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8494 vdb entry signature broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1721?
CVE-2008-1721 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1721?
To fix CVE-2008-1721, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1721 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1721 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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