Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple integer overflows in Python before 2.5.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to (1) Include/pymem.h; (2) _csv.c, (3) _struct.c, (4) arraymodule.c, (5) audioop.c, (6) binascii.c, (7) cPickle.c, (8) cStringIO.c, (9) cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c, (10) datetimemodule.c, (11) md5.c, (12) rgbimgmodule.c, and (13) stropmodule.c in Modules/; (14) bufferobject.c, (15) listobject.c, and (16) obmalloc.c in Objects/; (17) Parser/node.c; and (18) asdl.c, (19) ast.c, (20) bltinmodule.c, and (21) compile.c in Python/, as addressed by "checks for integer overflows, contributed by Google."

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32793
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491
• http://svn.python.org/view?rev=60793&view=rev
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
• http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.2/NEWS.txt
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31332
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1
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• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
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