Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800056
Category:	Buffer overflow
Title:	Python Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Windows
Summary:	Python is prone to an integer overflow vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Python is prone to an integer overflow vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw exists due the way it handles large integer values in the tabsize arguments as input to expandtabs methods (string_expandtabs and nicode_expandtabs) in stringobject.c and unicodeobject.c. Vulnerability Impact: Remote exploitation will allow execution of arbitrary code via large number of integer values to modules. Affected Software/OS: Python 2.5.2. Solution: Update to Python 2.5.5 or later. CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5031 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Bugtraq: 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-16.xml http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11280 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8564 http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 http://secunia.com/advisories/35750 http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 XForce ISS Database: python-expandtabs-integer-overflow(46612) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46612
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