CVE-2008-2315
Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the (1) stringobject, (2) unicodeobject, (3) bufferobject, (4) longobject, (5) tupleobject, (6) stropmodule, (7) gcmodule, and (8) mmapmodule modules. NOTE: The expandtabs integer overflows in stringobject and unicodeobject in 2.5.2 are covered by CVE-2008-5031.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-190
- EPSS score
- 4.4% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2311)
- Published
- August 1, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2311 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- python / python
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159418&action=view(Exploit)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640(Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html(Mailing List)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31305(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31332(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31518(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32793(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38675(Broken Link)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml(Third Party Advisory)
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289(Third Party Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438(Third Party Advisory)
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2(Mailing List)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3(Mailing List)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44172(VDB Entry)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173(VDB Entry)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8445(Broken Link)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8683(Broken Link)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9761(Broken Link)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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