CVE-2008-1721

Advisory

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.

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Vulnerability changelog

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Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1721
• http://bugs.python.org/issue2586
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28715
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3802
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:085
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29889
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019823
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2444
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29955
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30872
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31255
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
• http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38675
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1229/references
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41748
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9407
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8494
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8249
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490690/100/0/threaded