CVE-2008-4864
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Integer overflow
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in imageop.c in the imageop module in Python 1.5.2 through 2.5.1 allow context-dependent attackers to break out of the Python VM and execute arbitrary code via large integer values in certain arguments to the crop function, leading to a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4965 and CVE-2008-1679.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)21%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Advisory
- http://svn.python.org/view/python/trunk/Modules/imageop.c?rev=66689&view=diff&r1=66689&r2=66688&p1=python/trunk/Modules/imageop.c&p2=/python/trunk/Modules/imageop.c
- http://svn.python.org/view?rev=66689&view=rev
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/2Advisory
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.htmlAdvisory