CVE-2008-1721

Publication date 10 April 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Integer signedness error in the zlib extension module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a negative signed integer, which triggers insufficient memory allocation and a buffer overflow.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
python2.4	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2.4.4-6ubuntu4.2
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 2.4.4-2ubuntu7.2
	6.10 edgy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.4.3-0ubuntu6.2
python2.5	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2.5.1-5ubuntu5.2
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 2.5.1-0ubuntu1.2
	6.10 edgy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
python2.4	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-632-1
Python vulnerabilities
1 August 2008

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1721