CVE-2008-4864

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.36% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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 permissions required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10702 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory not applicable
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8354 vdb entry signature broken link
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html third party advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46606 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://svn.python.org/view?rev=66689&view=rev permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31976 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31932 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4864?
CVE-2008-4864 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4864?
To fix CVE-2008-4864, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4864 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4864 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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