CVE-2008-5031
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189
Numeric Errors
Publication date:
10/11/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
10.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://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
- http://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
- http://svn.python.org/view?rev=61350&view=rev
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://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
- http://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
- http://svn.python.org/view?rev=61350&view=rev
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564