National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2316
Original release date:08/01/2008
Last revised:08/19/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Integer overflow in _hashopenssl.c in the hashlib module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic digests, related to "partial hashlib hashing of data exceeding 4GB."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (08/04/2008)
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Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of python as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. Affected module was only introduced upstream in python 2.5.
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External Source: XF
Name: python-hashlib-overflow(44174)
External Source: XF
Name: python-multiple-bo(44173)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-632-1
External Source: BID
Name: 30491
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080813 rPSA-2008-0243-1 idle python
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:163
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2288
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0243
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2008-217-01
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200807-16
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33937
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31687
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31518
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31473
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31365
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31358
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31332
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31305
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:017
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-02-12
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159422&action=view