SB2023080290 - Integer overflow in Python
Published: August 2, 2023 Updated: June 3, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023080290
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2315)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the (1) stringobject, (2) unicodeobject, (3) bufferobject, (4) longobject, (5) tupleobject, (6) stropmodule, (7) gcmodule, and (8) mmapmodule modules. NOTE: The expandtabs integer overflows in stringobject and unicodeobject in 2.5.2 are covered by CVE-2008-5031.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159418&action=view
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38675
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44172
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9761
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8683
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8445
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded