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CVE-2008-3142
published 2008-08-01

CVE-2008-3142: 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…

PriorityP431high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
4.49%
90.5th percentile
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.

Affected

12 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debiandebian_linux
pythonpython< 2.4.62.4.6
pythonpython>= 2.5.0 < 2.5.32.5.3
vmwareesxi
vmwarevmware_tools
vmwarevmware_vcenter_server
vmwarevmware_vsphere
vmwarevmware_workstation

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.8MEDIUM
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