VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1679
Multiple integer overflows in imageop.c in Python before 2.5.3 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted images that trigger heap-based buffer overflows.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.07%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.07%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple integer overflows in imageop.c in Python before 2.5.3 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted images that trigger heap-based buffer overflows. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4965.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.07% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- python/python
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.python.org/issue1179Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.python.org/msg64682Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29889Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29955Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30872Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31255Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31358Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31365Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31518Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38675Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697Third Party Advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41958VDB Entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2424Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10583Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7800Broken Link
- http://bugs.python.org/issue1179Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.