Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5031

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.
Publish Date : 2008-11-10 Last Update Date : 2019-10-25

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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score	10.0
Confidentiality Impact	Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
Integrity Impact	Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
Availability Impact	Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity	Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication	Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access	None
Vulnerability Type(s)	Overflow
CWE ID	189

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor	Impact	CVSS Score	CVSS Vector	Report Date	Publish Date
Redhat	low			2008-10-19	2008-10-19

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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title	Definition Id	Family
CVE-2008-5031	oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20085031	unix
ELSA-2009:1176: python security update (Moderate)	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22809	unix
Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.2.3 through 2.5.1, and 2.6, allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown ...	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11280	unix
RHSA-2009:1176 -- python security update (Moderate)	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29294	unix
RHSA-2009:1176: python security update (Moderate)	oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20091176	unix
RHSA-2009:1177: python security update (Moderate)	oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20091177	unix
RHSA-2009:1178: python security update (Moderate)	oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20091178	unix
VMware python multiple integer overflows vulnerability	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8564	unix

OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-5031

#	Product Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
1	Application	Python	Python	2.2.3	*	*	*	Version Details Vulnerabilities
2	Application	Python	Python	2.3.7	*	*	*	Version Details Vulnerabilities
3	Application	Python	Python	2.4.6	*	*	*	Version Details Vulnerabilities
4	Application	Python	Python	2.5.1	*	*	*	Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor	Product	Vulnerable Versions
Python	Python	4

- References For CVE-2008-5031

http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
SECUNIA 37471

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
VUPEN ADV-2009-3316

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612
XF python-expandtabs-integer-overflow(46612)

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html CONFIRM

http://secunia.com/advisories/35750
SECUNIA 35750

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 CONFIRM

http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c?rev=61350&view=diff&r1=61350&r2=61349&p1=python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c&p2=/python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c CONFIRM

http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c?rev=61350&view=diff&r1=61350&r2=61349&p1=python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c&p2=/python/trunk/Objects/unicodeobject.c CONFIRM

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml
GENTOO GLSA-200907-16

http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
SECUNIA 33937

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
APPLE APPLE-SA-2009-02-12

http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html

http://svn.python.org/view?rev=61350&view=rev CONFIRM

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3
MLIST [oss-security] 20081105 Re: CVE Request - Python string expandtabs

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2
MLIST [oss-security] 20081105 CVE Request - Python string expandtabs

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8564

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11280

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
BUGTRAQ 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-5031

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)