CVE-2008-1721
HIGH 7.5EPSS 22.6%
Integer signedness error in the zlib extension module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative signed integer, which triggers insufficient memory allocation and a buffer overflow.
- CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 22.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile
- Published
- 2008-04-10
- Updated
- 2024-08-07
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- http://bugs.python.org/issue2586
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security…
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490690/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28715
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019823
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41748
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A82…
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A94…
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:085