CVE 2008-1721
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2008-1721 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #216503: python <= 2.5.2, zlib module buffer overflow
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216503 | python <= 2.5.2, zlib module buffer overflow | PLD Linux | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #223196: [CVE-2008-1679, CVE-2008-1721] Python 2.5 vulnerabilities
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223196 | [CVE-2008-1679, CVE-2008-1721] Python 2.5 vulnerabilities | python2.5 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 223196 | [CVE-2008-1679, CVE-2008-1721] Python 2.5 vulnerabilities | python2.5 (Ubuntu Feisty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 223196 | [CVE-2008-1679, CVE-2008-1721] Python 2.5 vulnerabilities | python2.5 (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Undecided | New | ||
Bug #224182: email/Message.py set_charset() barfs on unicode, breaks mailman digesting
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224182 | email/Message.py set_charset() barfs on unicode, breaks mailman digesting | python2.4 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #227246: several vulnerabilities
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.4 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.4 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.4 (Ubuntu Feisty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.4 (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.4 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.5 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.5 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.5 (Ubuntu Feisty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.5 (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 227246 | several vulnerabilities | python2.5 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
