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    CVE-2008-3142

    Multiple buffer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier on 32bit platforms allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have unspecified other impact via a long string that leads to incorrect memory allocation during Unicode string processing, related to the unicode_resize function and the PyMem_RESIZE macro.

    Published:Apr 11, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 1, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01654
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Python
    Product
    Python
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txthttp://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt

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    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
    http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
    http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
    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://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
    http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
    http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
    http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
    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://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
    http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422

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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
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    High
    Availability
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