CVE-2008-3143
Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 3.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 12% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 22 days later
· 22 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
27
- 20080813 rPSA-2008-0243-1 idle python (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2288 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32793 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30491 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://svn.python.org/view?rev=60793&view=rev (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31687 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.2/NEWS.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200807-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 31332 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-632-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:164 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 31518 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/NEWS.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7720 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8996 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 31365 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31473 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1667 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:163 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-3133 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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