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CVE-2008-1721

high · 7.5

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.

7.5
CVSS
22.6%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2008-04-10
Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-681

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
pythonpython>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.6
pythonpython>= 2.5.0, <= 2.5.2
debiandebian_linux4.0
canonicalubuntu_linux6.06
canonicalubuntu_linux7.04
canonicalubuntu_linux7.10
canonicalubuntu_linux8.04

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References

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