#VU110162 Input validation error in Python - CVE-2008-2316
Published: August 2, 2023 / Updated: June 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110162
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2316
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Python
Python
Software vendor:
Python.org
Python.org
Description
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."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- 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