CVE-2008-1721

N/A

Published: April 10, 2008 at 07:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC

3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxPython

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 23%

Description

Integer signedness error in the zlib extension module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative signed integer, which triggers insufficient memory allocation and a buffer overflow.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ubuntu Linux · Canonicalrubygems

95%

6.06 7.04 7.10 8.04

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

4.0

Python · Python

95%

2.4.0 ≤ v < 2.4.62.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.5.2

Affected range stops below 2.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (33)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://bugs.python.org/issue2586

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html