NVD

CVE-2008-3142 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

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.

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: 7.5 HIGH

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/issue2620	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.python.org/issue2620	Issue Tracking Third Party 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/31305	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31305	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31473	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31473	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/32793	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793	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-200807-16.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289	Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289	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/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243	Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164	Broken Link
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/1/495445/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/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/30491	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491	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/2008/2288	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288	Permissions Required
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/44170	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422	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 7:48:32 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
Added	Reference	http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
Added	Reference	http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
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/31305
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
Added	Reference	http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
Added	Reference	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Added	Reference	http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
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/2008/2288
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Added	Reference	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
Added	Reference	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422

Modified Analysis by NIST 7/05/2022 2:41:17 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-120
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-119
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 2117 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	OR cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::* versions from (including) 2.5.0 up to (excluding) 2.5.3
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:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137 No Types Assigned	http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt No Types Assigned	http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://bugs.python.org/issue2620 Exploit	http://bugs.python.org/issue2620 Issue Tracking, Third Party 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/31305 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31305 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31332 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31332 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31358 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31358 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31473 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31473 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/32793 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/32793 Not Applicable
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 No Types Assigned	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-200807-16.xml No Types Assigned	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289 No Types Assigned	http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289 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/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243 No Types Assigned	http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164 Broken Link
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/1/495445/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/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/30491 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491 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/2008/2288 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288 Permissions Required
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/44170 No Types Assigned	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173 No Types Assigned	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422 Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3142
NVD Published Date:
08/01/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2008-3142 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 7:48:32 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 9:54:43 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 7/05/2022 2:41:17 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/11/2018 4:47:10 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 9/28/2017 9:31:32 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 8/07/2017 9:31:36 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 8/01/2008 3:34:00 PM

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