Python multiple files integer overflow
| python-multiple-file-overflow (44173) |  High Risk |
Description:
Python is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows in the pymem.h, _csv.c, _struct.c, arraymodule.c, audioop.c, binascii.c, cPickle.c, cStringIO.c, multibytecodec.c, datetimemodule.c, md5.c, rgbimgmodule.c, stropmodule.c, bufferobject.c, listobject.c, obmalloc.c, node.c, asdl.c, ast.c, bltinmodule.c, and compile.c files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an unspecified attack vector to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
- Python Software Foundation, Python 1.5.2
- Python Software Foundation, Python 1.6.1
- Python Software Foundation, Python 2.0.1
- Python Software Foundation, Python 2.1.3
- Python Software Foundation, Python 2.2.3
- Python Software Foundation, Python 2.3.7
- Python Software Foundation, Python 2.4.5
- Python Software Foundation, Python 2.5.1
Remedy:
Refer to GLSA 200807-16 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Gentoo Bugzilla Bug 232137, dev-lang/python Multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2008-{3142,3143,3144}) at http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137.
- Python Web site, Python Programming Language -- Official Website at http://www.python.org/.
- BID-30491: Python Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3143: Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by checks for integer overflows
- DSA-1667: python2.4 -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA 200807-16: Python: Multiple vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200807-16: Python: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:163: python
- MDVSA-2008:164: python
- MDVSA-2008:186: python
- SUSE-SR:2008:017: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-632-1: Python vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2288: Python Multiple Module Buffer and Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 31, 2008
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