Integer overflow in Python - CVE-2008-4864
Published: July 5, 2022 / Updated: June 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110158
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-4864
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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 software
Python
How to mitigate CVE-2008-4864
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31976
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/3
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html
- http://svn.python.org/view?rev=66689&view=rev
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/2
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31932
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46606
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8354
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10702
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded