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CVE-2008-4864

N/A
Published: October 31, 2008 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPython

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 21%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Python· Python
95%
1.5.2 ≤ v < 2.4.62.5.0 ≤ v < 2.5.3
Affected range stops below 2.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (17)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
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
x_refsource_CONFIRMPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
http://svn.python.org/view?rev=66689&view=rev
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/2

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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