CVE-2008-5031

Vulnerability Description

Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.2.3 through 2.5.1, and 2.6, allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via a large integer value in the tabsize argument to the expandtabs method, as implemented by (1) the string_expandtabs function in Objects/stringobject.c and (2) the unicode_expandtabs function in Objects/unicodeobject.c. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2315.

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References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
• http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35750Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
• http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c?rev=61350&view=di
• http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c?rev=61350&view=d
• http://svn.python.org/view?rev=61350&view=rev
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Vendor Advisory