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CVE-2008-5031

Date: November 10, 2008

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.

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (22)

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5031

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-5031

Url: http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html

Url: 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

Url: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html

Url: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/35750

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5031

Url: 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

Url: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/37471

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

Url: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2

Url: http://svn.python.org/view?rev=61350&view=rev

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-5031

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Numeric Errors

CWE-189

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	10.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2008-5031

Date: November 10, 2008

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