THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-2316
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2316

Python vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Integer overflow in _hashopenssl.c in the hashlib module in Python 2.5.2 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic digests, related to "partial hashlib hashing of data exceeding 4GB."
Affected vendor
Python
Affected product
Python
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-08-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-2316

  • Confirm whether Python Python is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-2316.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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