Input validation error in Python - CVE-2008-1679
Published: August 2, 2023 / Updated: June 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110164
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: []
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1679
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows context-dependent attackers 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 (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted images that trigger heap-based buffer overflows.
Affected software
Python
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/python
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/python
How to mitigate CVE-2008-1679
Install update from vendor's website.
Python - update to 2.5.3
dev-lang/python - update to 2.4.4-r13
dev-lang/python - update to 2.4.4-r13
External References
- http://bugs.python.org/msg64682
- http://bugs.python.org/issue1179
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29889
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2424
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29955
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30872
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31255
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38675
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41958
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7800
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10583