CVE-2008-3142
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability91. percentile4.5%
Product
Python
PublishedAug 1, 2008
First seenAug 1, 2008
How to fix
Update
- python python2.4.6, 2.5.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| python python | v < 2.4.6, 2.5.0 ≤ v < 2.5.3 | 2.4.6, 2.5.3 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 4.0 | — |
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