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TI-2008-03007 Aliases CVE-2008-3144GHSA-jpm4-9q6q-mhwv

Multiple integer overflows in the PyOS_vsnprintf function in Python/mysnprintf.c in…

Priority LOW 30CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in the PyOS_vsnprintf function in Python/mysnprintf.c in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via crafted input to string formatting operations. NOTE: the handling of certain integer values is also affected by related integer underflows and an off-by-one error.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04229 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.2Vulnerablepython-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·python-pillow

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:1177 Released 2009-07-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2, python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2.i386, python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2, python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2.i386, python-devel-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2, python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2.i386, python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2, python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2.i386, python-2.3.4-14.7.el4_8.2.ia64 +12
  • RHSA-2009:1178 Released 2009-07-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 python-2.2.3-6.11, python-2.2.3-6.11.i386, python-devel-2.2.3-6.11 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 python-2.2.3-6.11, python-2.2.3-6.11.i386, python-2.2.3-6.11.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 python-2.2.3-6.11, python-2.2.3-6.11.i386, python-2.2.3-6.11.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 python-2.2.3-6.11, python-2.2.3-6.11.i386, python-2.2.3-6.11.ia64 +9
  • RHSA-2009:1176 Released 2009-07-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) python-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6, python-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6.i386, python-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) python-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6, python-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6.i386, python-tools-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) python-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6, python-devel-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6, python-devel-2.4.3-24.el5_3.6.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1178
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1176
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1178
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1177
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1176
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1176
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1177
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1178
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1177
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1178
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1177

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3144
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jpm4-9q6q-mhwv

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 19

Other 2

  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-24108 An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-17508 The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02254 Python 3.x through 3.9.1 has a buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-04413 Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00217 OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
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