CVE-2008-3144

Impact

Multiple integer overflows in the PyOS_vsnprintf function in Python/mysnprintf.c in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via crafted input to string formatting operations. NOTE: the handling of certain integer values is also affected by related integer underflows and an off-by-one error.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
• http://bugs.python.org/issue2588
• http://bugs.python.org/issue2589
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
• http://svn.python.org/view?rev=63728&view=rev
• http://svn.python.org/view?rev=63734&view=rev
• http://svn.python.org/view?rev=63883&view=rev
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164