CVE-2008-1721

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-681

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 10, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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