Input validation error in Zope - CVE-2008-5102
Published: September 1, 2009 / Updated: June 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111186
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: []
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-5102
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows remote authenticated users 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 (resource consumption or application halt) via certain (1) raise or (2) import statements.
Affected software
Zope
How to mitigate CVE-2008-5102
Install update from vendor's website.
Zope - addressed in versions 2.0.2, 2.5.2, 2.8.11, 2.9.11, 2.10.8, 2.11.2
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=246411
- http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope/2008-August/174025.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/12/2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2418
- http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix-2008-08-12/Hotfix_20080812-1.1.0.tar.gz
- http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/Hotfix-2008-08-12/README.txt
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/257269
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/zope2/+bug/257276