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CVE-2008-1721

Date: April 10, 2008

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.

Severity Score

7.3

Related Resources (38)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1721

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28715

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/38675

Url: http://bugs.python.org/issue2586

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41748

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30872

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1229/references

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1721

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31365

Url: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

Url: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/37471

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8249

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/29955

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490690/100/0/threaded

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

Url: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2444

Url: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31358

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019823

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31255

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8494

Url: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9407

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:085

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551

Url: https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-1721

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

Url: http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/29889

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-1721

Severity Score

7.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Numeric Errors

CWE-189

Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types

CWE-681

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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CVE-2008-1721

Date: April 10, 2008

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