CVE-2010-2089: Medium severity Python Python vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2010
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Updated

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2010-2089 to the following vulnerability:

The audioop module in Python 2.7 and 3.2 does not verify the relationships between size arguments and byte string lengths, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted arguments, as demonstrated by a call to audioop.reverse with a one-byte string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1634.

References: [1] http://bugs.python.org/issue7673

Public PoC (from [1]): $ python -c "import audioop; audioop.reverse('X', 2)" Fatal Python error: Inconsistent interned string state. Abandon

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/python<0:2.3.4-14.10.el4
0:2.3.4-14.10.el4
redhat/python<0:2.4.3-43.el5
0:2.4.3-43.el5
debian/python2.7
2.7.18-8+deb11u1
Python Python>=3.1.0<3.1.3
Python Python>=2.6.0<2.6.6
Python Python>=2.5.0<2.5.6

Remediation

Event History

Jan 11, 2010
CVE Published
12:00 AM
May 27, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:30 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 31, 2010
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:49 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·09:58 PM
Description
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:48 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2010-2089?

CVE-2010-2089 is a vulnerability in the audioop module in Python 2.7 and 3.2 that allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted arguments.

2

How does CVE-2010-2089 impact Python?

CVE-2010-2089 can cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) in Python 2.7 and 3.2.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2089?

CVE-2010-2089 has a severity value of 5, which is considered medium severity.

4

Which versions of Python are affected by CVE-2010-2089?

CVE-2010-2089 affects Python versions 2.5.0 to 2.6.6, 3.1.0 to 3.1.3, 2.7, and 3.2.

5

Are there any fixes available for CVE-2010-2089?

Yes, fixes for CVE-2010-2089 are available for the affected versions of Python.

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