Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2008-1887

CVE-2008-1887, Severity pending severity (CVSS —): 3 tracked apps concerned, all fixed or indeterminable on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): -
Exploitation: 6.3 %
Tracked apps: 3
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2008-04-18

Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors that cause a negative size value to be provided to the PyString_FromStringAndSize function, which allocates less memory than expected when assert() is disabled and triggers a buffer overflow.

EPSS 6.29% above median percentile 93.3%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

Python 3.12 Windows winget:Python.Python.3.12

Affected ≤2.5.2 Fixed in > 2.5.2 Latest tracked 3.12.10 patched
Python 3.13 Windows winget:Python.Python.3.13

Affected ≤2.5.2 Fixed in > 2.5.2 Latest tracked 3.13.15 patched
Python 3.14 Windows winget:Python.Python.3.14

Affected ≤2.5.2 Fixed in > 2.5.2 Latest tracked 3.14.7 patched

Vulnerable CPE configurations (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
python	python All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	≤2.5.2	cpe:2.3:a:python:python::::::::

View on NVD ↗ Advisory · bugs.python.org Advisory · www.debian.org Advisory · www.securityfocus.com

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