CVE-2008-3143

Publication date 1 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by “checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google.”

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python2.4 8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.4.4-6ubuntu4.2
7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.4.4-2ubuntu7.2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.4.3-0ubuntu6.2
python2.5 8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.5.1-5ubuntu5.2
7.04 feisty
Fixed 2.5.1-0ubuntu1.2
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
python2.5

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-632-1
    • Python vulnerabilities
    • 1 August 2008

Other references