CVE-2008-3142
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
Multiple buffer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier on 32bit platforms allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have unspecified other impact via a long string that leads to incorrect memory allocation during Unicode string processing, related to the unicode_resize function and the PyMem_RESIZE macro.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 4.49%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 91
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-120
Referencias
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
- http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
- http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31518
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137
- http://bugs.python.org/file10825/issue2620-gps02-patch.txt
- http://bugs.python.org/issue2620
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31305
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31473
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- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
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- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170
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- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466
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