CVE-2008-4864

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4864
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-01 00:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Python Python All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
oss-security - CVE request -- Python imageop#3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Python 'Imageop' Module Argument Validation Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.python.org Permissions Required
VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.python.org Permissions Required
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CESA-2008-008 - rev 1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 scary.beasts.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
About the security content of Security Update 2009-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 Security Update 2009-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
RETIRED: Python Imageop Module 'imageop.crop()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2009-0016.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Not Applicable
oss-security - CVE Request - Python imageop af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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