fkie_cve-2008-1679
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-04-22 04:41
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in imageop.c in Python before 2.5.3 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted images that trigger heap-based buffer overflows. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4965.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.python.org/issue1179Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.python.org/msg64682Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29889Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29955Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30872Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31255Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31358Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31365Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31518Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31687Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33937Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/38675Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41958VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2424Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10583Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7800Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.python.org/issue1179Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.python.org/msg64682Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29889Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29955Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30872Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31255Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31358Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31365Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31518Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/38675Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-01.xmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0149Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=InfoDocument-patchbuilder-readme5032900Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41958VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2424Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10583Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7800Broken Link
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
python python *



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  "id": "CVE-2008-1679",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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  "vendorComments": [
    {
      "comment": "Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-1679\n\nThe Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.  More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/",
      "lastModified": "2008-04-22T00:00:00",
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-190"
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      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
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}


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  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.


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