SB2009090101 - Input validation error in Zope
Published: September 1, 2009 Updated: June 17, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009090101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5102)
The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (resource consumption or application halt) via certain (1) raise or (2) import statements.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=246411
- http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope/2008-August/174025.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/12/2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2418
- http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix-2008-08-12/Hotfix_20080812-1.1.0.tar.gz
- http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix-2008-08-12/README.txt
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/257269
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/257276