CVE-2008-5031

python: stringobject, unicodeobject integer overflows

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.2.3 through 2.5.1, and 2.6, allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via a large integer value in the tabsize argument to the expandtabs method, as implemented by (1) the string_expandtabs function in Objects/stringobject.c and (2) the unicode_expandtabs function in Objects/unicodeobject.c. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2315.

Múltiples desbordamientos de enteros en Python versiones 2.2.3 hasta 2.5.1 y 2.6, permiten a los atacantes dependiendo del contexto tener un impacto desconocido por medio de un valor entero largo en el argumento tabsize para el método expandtabs, tal y como es implementado por ( 1) la función string_expandtabs en el archivo Objects/stringobject.c y (2) la función unicode_expandtabs en el archivo Objects/unicodeobject.c. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad se presenta debido a una corrección incompleta para el CVE-2008-2315.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 10.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-11-10 CVE Reserved
2008-11-10 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-189: Numeric Errors
CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CAPEC

References (20)

URL	Tag	Source
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html	X_refsource_misc
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438	X_refsource_confirm
http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c?rev=61350&view=diff&r1=61350&r2=61349&p1=python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c&p2=/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c	X_refsource_confirm
http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c?rev=61350&view=diff&r1=61350&r2=61349&p1=python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c&p2=/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c	X_refsource_confirm
http://svn.python.org/view?rev=61350&view=rev	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html	2019-10-25
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937	2019-10-25
http://secunia.com/advisories/35750	2019-10-25
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	2019-10-25
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml	2019-10-25
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	2019-10-25
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5031	2009-07-27
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470915	2009-07-27

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				2.2.3 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version "2.2.3"		-		Affected
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				2.3.7 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version "2.3.7"		-		Affected
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				2.4.6 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version "2.4.6"		-		Affected
Python Search vendor "Python"		Python Search vendor "Python" for product "Python"				2.5.1 Search vendor "Python" for product "Python" and version "2.5.1"		-		Affected