### [CVE-2008-1887](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1887)
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### Description

Python 2.5.2 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple vectors that cause a negative size value to be provided to the PyString_FromStringAndSize function, which allocates less memory than expected when assert() is disabled and triggers a buffer overflow.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://bugs.python.org/issue2587
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/mudongliang/LinuxFlaw
- https://github.com/oneoy/cve-