CVE-2008-1721 - CVE Reference - Advisories

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1721

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Description: 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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: ST 1019823 SREASON http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3802 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA29889 Secunia Advisory: SA29955 Secunia Advisory: SA30872 MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:085 GENTOO http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xml DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551 CONFIRM http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149 http://bugs.python.org/issue2586 BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/490690/100/0/threaded BID 28715

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