Python imageop.c buffer overflow
| python-imageopc-bo (41958) |  High Risk |
Description:
Python is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by multiple integer overflow errors in the imageop.c module. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted image, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Python Software Foundation, Python 2.4
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Python Bugs: Issue 1179, Integer overflow in imageop module at http://bugs.python.org/issue1179.
- Python Bugs: Message 64682, Message64682 at http://bugs.python.org/msg64682.
- CVE-2008-1679: 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.
- DSA-1551: python2.4 -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1620: python2.5 -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200807-01: Python: Multiple integer overflows
- MDVSA-2008:163: python
- MDVSA-2008:164: python
- SUSE-SR:2008:017: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-632-1: Python vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 29, 2008
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