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CVE-2008-1721 (GCVE-0-2008-1721)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-10 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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Date Public
2008-04-09 00:00
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}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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