FKIE_CVE-2008-5031

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-10 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:59
Severity
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.2.3 through 2.5.1, and 2.6, allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via a large integer value in the tabsize argument to the expandtabs method, as implemented by (1) the string_expandtabs function in Objects/stringobject.c and (2) the unicode_expandtabs function in Objects/unicodeobject.c. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2315.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33937Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35750Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/37471Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
cve@mitre.orghttp://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c?rev=61350&view=diff&r1=61350&r2=61349&p1=python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c&p2=/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c
cve@mitre.orghttp://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c?rev=61350&view=diff&r1=61350&r2=61349&p1=python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c&p2=/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c
cve@mitre.orghttp://svn.python.org/view?rev=61350&view=rev
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35750Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c?rev=61350&view=diff&r1=61350&r2=61349&p1=python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c&p2=/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c?rev=61350&view=diff&r1=61350&r2=61349&p1=python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c&p2=/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.python.org/view?rev=61350&view=rev
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
python python 2.2.3
python python 2.3.7
python python 2.4.6
python python 2.5.1
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