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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-3144: Python: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-3144: Python: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/01/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the PyOS_vsnprintf function in Python/mysnprintf.c in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via crafted input to string formatting operations. NOTE: the handling of certain integer values is also affected by related integer underflows and an off-by-one error.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-python

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