Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting python package, versions <0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.81% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-PYTHON-2449767
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Aug 2008

Introduced: 1 Aug 2008

CVE-2008-2315  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 python to version 0:2.4.3-24.el5_3.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2009-1176.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python package and not the python package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the (1) stringobject, (2) unicodeobject, (3) bufferobject, (4) longobject, (5) tupleobject, (6) stropmodule, (7) gcmodule, and (8) mmapmodule modules. NOTE: The expandtabs integer overflows in stringobject and unicodeobject in 2.5.2 are covered by CVE-2008-5031.

References

CVSS Scores

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