CVE-2008-3143

Description

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.22% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory python.org Vendor Advisory python.org Vendor Advisory python.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491 vdb entry third party advisory
http://svn.python.org/view?rev=60793&view=rev vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 third party advisory broken link
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.2/NEWS.txt vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml vendor 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://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 third party advisory broken link
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/NEWS.txt vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7720 vdb entry signature broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8996 vdb entry signature broken link
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.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3143?
CVE-2008-3143 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3143?
To fix CVE-2008-3143, 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-2008-3143 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3143 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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