CVE-2008-5031

Publication date 10 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
python2.4	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 2.4.5-5ubuntu1.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.4.5-1ubuntu4.2
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.4.3-0ubuntu6.3
python2.5	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

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

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
python2.4	Upstream: http://svn.python.org/view?view=rev&revision=67726
python2.5	Upstream: http://svn.python.org/view?view=rev&revision=61349 Upstream: http://svn.python.org/view?view=rev&revision=61350

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)