CVE-2008-3142

N/A Unknown
Published: August 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

68 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

Affected Vendors

python canonical debian

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