CVE-2006-1542
Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that has a long name, related to the realpath function. NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability. However, the fact that it appears in a programming language interpreter could mean that some applications are affected, although attack scenarios might be limited because the attacker might already need to cross privilege boundaries to cause an exploitable program to be placed in a directory with a long name; or, depending on the method that Python uses to determine the current working directory, setuid applications might be affected.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.7 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.91% probability · 58th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- python/python
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31492Broken Link
- http://www.gotfault.net/research/exploit/gexp-python.pyExploit
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31492Broken Link
- http://www.gotfault.net/research/exploit/gexp-python.pyExploit
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.