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…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

21.0% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-190 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-190 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (17)

• 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 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10702 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 33937 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8354 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• python-image-module-bo(46606) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 37471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://svn.python.org/view?rev=66689&view=rev (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31976 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 31932 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20081027 CVE request -- Python imageop#3 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20081029 CVE Request - Python imageop (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:31 UTC.