Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-1721: Python: Multiple integer overflows
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
04/10/2008
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
10/30/2017
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.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-python
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