CVE-2008-1721

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

7.5 HIGHAV: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)

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3802

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31634

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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