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python: integer signedness error

Package(s):python CVE #(s):CVE-2008-1721
Created:April 15, 2008 Updated:July 30, 2009
Description: From the CVE entry: 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.
Alerts:
CentOS CESA-2009:1176 2009-07-29
Red Hat RHSA-2009:1176-01 2009-07-27
Red Hat RHSA-2009:1177-01 2009-07-27
Ubuntu USN-632-1 2008-08-01
Debian DSA-1620-1 2008-07-27
Gentoo 200807-01 2008-07-01
rPath rPSA-2008-0149-1 2008-04-25
Debian DSA-1551-1 2008-04-19
Mandriva MDVSA-2008:085 2007-04-15
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