CVE-2008-4864
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4864 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-11-01 00:00:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.