CVE-2007-1657 - Stack-based buffer overflow in the file_compress function in minigzip (Modules/zlib) in Python 2.5 a

CVE-2007-1657

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the file_compress function in minigzip (Modules/zlib) in Python 2.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file argument.

References

http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-March/001430.html
http://osvdb.org/43550
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462799/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22964

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.5 (as of 16-10-2018 - 16:39)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

bid	22964
bugtraq	20070314 Fwd: Python 2.5 (Modules/zlib) minigzip local buffer overflow vulnerability
osvdb	43550
vim	20070314 [TRUE] Python 2.5 (Modules/zlib) minigzip local buffer overflow vulnerability

Last major update

16-10-2018 - 16:39

Published

24-03-2007 - 01:19

Last modified

16-10-2018 - 16:39