CVE-2008-3143

N/A
Published: August 1, 2008 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPython

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

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."

Affected

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

v < 2.5.12
Affected range stops below 2.5.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (27)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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