Integer overflow in Python - CVE-2008-2315
Published: August 2, 2023 / Updated: June 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110163
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2315
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Python
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/python
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/python
How to mitigate CVE-2008-2315
Install update from vendor's website.
dev-lang/python - update to 2.5.2-r6
External 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