CVE-2008-2316

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in _hashopenssl.c in the hashlib module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic digests, related to "partial hashlib hashing of data exceeding 4GB."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.94% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 third party advisory broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332 third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44174 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31305 third party advisory broken link
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 third party advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31473 third party advisory broken link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159422&action=view exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2316?
CVE-2008-2316 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2316?
To fix CVE-2008-2316, 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-2008-2316 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2316 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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