Input validation error in Python - CVE-2008-2316

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Integer overflow in _hashopenssl.c in the hashlib module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic digests, related to "partial hashlib hashing of data exceeding 4GB."

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2008-2316

External References

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159422&action=view
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
• http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44174
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded

Related Security Bulletins

• Input validation error in Python
• Gentoo update for Python