CVE-2008-3143

python: Multiple integer overflows discovered by Google

Published Aug 1, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
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."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1667-1 New python2.4 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3133 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."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-632-1 Python vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31473 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://svn.python.org/view?rev=60793&view=rev cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.2/NEWS.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/NEWS.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3143 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7720 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8996 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3143 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01217}

epss

{'score': 0.01367}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 AM
Reserved
Jul 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2008, 2:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 14, 2008, 12:00 AM