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CVE-2008-3142

Multiple buffer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier on 32bit platforms allow context-dependent attackers to cause a de

Multiple buffer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier on 32bit platforms allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have unspecified other impact via a long string that leads to incorrect memory allocation during Unicode string processing, related to the unicode_resize function and the PyMem_RESIZE macro.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01654

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Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules8 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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Affected Products & Versions

4

python< 2.4.6
python>= 2.5.0 and < 2.5.3
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

1

pocbugs.python.org · issue2620-gps02-patch.txtbugs.python.org

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Sigma Hunt Rules

8

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

producthighPython Reverse Shell Execution Via PTY And Socket Modules

producthighInline Python Execution - Spawn Shell Via OS System Library

producthighPython One-Liners with Base64 Decoding - Linux

producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel

producthighPython One-Liners with Base64 Decoding

producthighPython Spawning Pretty TTY on Windows

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producthighCredential Dumping Activity By Python Based Tool

producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel - Registry

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD01 Aug 2008 · 02:41 PM

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Vendor Advisories

6

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2020:0234-1
rhsaRHSA-2009:1177Low
rhsaRHSA-2009:1176Low
rhsaRHSA-2009:1178Low
Show all 6 vendor advisoriesusnUSN-632-1

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References & Sources

33

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

http://bugs.python.org/issue2620Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31305Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/31332Not Applicable

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http://secunia.com/advisories/31358Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/31365Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/31473Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/31518Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/32793Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Not Applicable

http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Not Applicable

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xmlThird Party Advisory

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289Third Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163Broken Link

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164Broken Link

http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288Permissions Required

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Permissions Required

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466Third Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422Third Party Advisory

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