# CVE-2010-1634: Integer overflow in n/a

> Integer overflows in the Python audioop module allow attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input, impacting applications using this library.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 May 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1634, GHSA-gr62-2592-229q, PSF-2010-4

## What is CVE-2010-1634?

CVE-2010-1634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 27 May 2010. 

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1634?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Python Python, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1634?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-1634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1634 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 27 May 2010. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1634/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1634/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1634
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1634
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1634

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