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CVE-2008-1721

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 22.62%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-04-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Its EPSS score suggests a 22.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2008-1721
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
22.62%

Original NVD 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.