9.3
CVE-2008-1887
- EPSS 1.24%
- Published 18.04.2008 17:05:00
- Last modified 09.04.2025 00:30:58
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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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version6.06
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version7.04
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version7.10
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version8.04 SwEdition-
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version4.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
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EPSS | FIRST.org | 1.24% | 0.786 |
Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
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nvd@nist.gov | 9.3 | 8.6 | 10 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.