NVD

CVE-2008-1887 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors that cause a negative size value to be provided to the PyString_FromStringAndSize function, which allocates less memory than expected when assert() is disabled and triggers a buffer overflow.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 9.3 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://bugs.python.org/issue2587	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/issue2587	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29889	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/29889	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30872	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30872	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31255	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31255	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438	Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0122	Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0122	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900	Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490776	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490776	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506056/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506056/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28749	Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28749	Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41944	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41944	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10407	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10407	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8624	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8624	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-120	Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')	NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:45:35 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://bugs.python.org/issue2587
Added	Reference	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/29889
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/30872
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31255
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml
Added	Reference	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Added	Reference	http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0122
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490776
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506056/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28749
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
Added	Reference	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Added	Reference	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41944
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10407
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8624

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/27/2022 12:33:47 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-120
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-119
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::* versions up to (including) 2.5.2
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-:::*
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::
Removed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 2604 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:1.5.2::::::: cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:1.6::::::: cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:1.6.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.0::::::: cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.0.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.1::::::: cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.1.1::::::: *cpe:2.3
Changed	Reference Type	http://bugs.python.org/issue2587 Exploit	http://bugs.python.org/issue2587 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/29889 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/29889 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/30872 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/30872 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31255 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/31255 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml No Types Assigned	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 No Types Assigned	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0122 No Types Assigned	http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0122 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551 Patch	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620 Patch	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900 No Types Assigned	http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490776 Exploit	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490776 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506056/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506056/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28749 Patch	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28749 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1 No Types Assigned	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html No Types Assigned	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Permissions Required
Changed	Reference Type	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41944 No Types Assigned	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41944 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10407 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10407 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8624 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8624 Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-1887
NVD Published Date:
04/18/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2008-1887 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:45:35 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 9:52:08 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/27/2022 12:33:47 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/11/2018 4:37:43 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 9/28/2017 9:30:55 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 8/07/2017 9:30:33 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 4/21/2008 11:39:00 AM

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