CVE-2008-1721

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2008-04-09
Bugzilla:
442005: CVE-2008-1721 python: integer signedness error in the zlib extension module

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2008-1721 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=442005

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (python) RHSA-2009:1177 2009-07-27
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (python) RHSA-2009:1176 2009-07-27

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