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Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows context-dependent...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 27, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors that cause a negative size value to be provided to the PyString_FromStringAndSize function, which allocates less memory than expected when assert() is disabled and triggers a buffer overflow.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 18, 2008
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Jan 27, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.470%
(76th percentile)

CVE ID

CVE-2008-1887

GHSA ID

GHSA-g8m8-g2vw-f7jw

Source code

No known source code

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