# CVE-2010-1634: Multiple integer overflows in audioop.c in the audioop module in Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, and 3.2 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-05-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple integer overflows in audioop.c in the audioop module in Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, and 3.2 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large fragment, as demonstrated by a call to audioop.lin2lin with a long string in the first argument, leading to a buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3143.5.

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## References

- http://bugs.python.org/issue8674
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042751.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51087
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1616-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1448
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0122
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=590690
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42888
- http://svn.python.org/view?rev=81045&view=rev
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39937
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40194
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0027.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1

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