Input validation error in Python - CVE-2008-1679

Description

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.

Remediation

External links

• 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