CVE-2008-1721
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Description
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.
Affected Products
7| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| python | python |
All versions
|
| python | python |
All versions
|
| debian | debian_linux |
4.0
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
6.06
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
7.04
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
7.10
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
8.04
|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-681
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2008-1721- Published:
- 2008-04-10
- Modified:
- 2026-04-23
- CVSS Score:
- 7.5
- Severity:
- HIGH
- Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected Vendors
canonical
debian
python
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL