CVE-2008-2315

Name: CVE-2008-2315
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2008-08-01T14:41:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 4.21%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-2315 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the (1) stringobject, (2) unicodeobject, (3) bufferobject, (4) longobject, (5) tupleobject, (6) stropmodule, (7) gcmodule, and (8) mmapmodule modules. NOTE: The expandtabs integer overflows in stringobject and unicodeobject in 2.5.2 are covered by CVE-2008-5031.. EPSS estimates a 4.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the (1) stringobject, (2) unicodeobject, (3) bufferobject, (4) longobject, (5) tupleobject, (6) stropmodule, (7) gcmodule, and (8) mmapmodule modules. NOTE: The expandtabs integer overflows in stringobject and unicodeobject in 2.5.2 are covered by CVE-2008-5031.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

4.21%

89.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Python	Python	<= 2.5.2

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159418&action=viewExploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31305Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38675Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44172VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8445Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8683Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9761Broken Link
http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=159418&action=viewExploit
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31305Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31332Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31358Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31365Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31518Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32793Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38675Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44172VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8445Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8683Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9761Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Aug 1, 2008
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-2315?

How severe is CVE-2008-2315?

Severity scoring for CVE-2008-2315 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 4.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2315?

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Source: NVD / NIST