Out-of-bounds Write Affecting python package, versions [,2.5.0]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
3.89% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PYTHON-2317693
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed27 May 2010
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 May 2010

CVE-2009-4134  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for python.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. Buffer underflow in the rgbimg module in Python 2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large ZSIZE value in a black-and-white (aka B/W) RGB image that triggers an invalid pointer dereference.

CVSS Scores

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