Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3143
CVE-2008-3143
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."
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.5.12
- (no CPE)range: <2.5.2
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/python&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP1
< 2.7.18-8.1+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.18-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7.17-7.32.2
Patches
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References
27- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- svn.python.org/viewnvdVendor Advisory
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- www.novell.com/support/search.donvdThird Party Advisory
- www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.2/NEWS.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/NEWS.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288nvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316nvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/31332nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/31365nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/31473nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/31518nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/31687nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/32793nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/37471nvdBroken Link
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xmlnvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7720nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8996nvdBroken Link
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