National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4864

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: XF

Name: python-image-module-bo(46606)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46606

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-3316

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

External Source: BID

Name: 31976

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31976

External Source: BID

Name: 31932

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31932

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20081029 CVE Request - Python imageop

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/3

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20081027 CVE request -- Python imageop#3

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/2

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://svn.python.org/view?rev=66689&view=rev

Hyperlink:http://svn.python.org/view?rev=66689&view=rev

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: 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

Hyperlink: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

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 37471

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/37471

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33937

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

External Source: MISC

Name: http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html

Hyperlink:http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-008.html

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8354

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8354

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10702

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10702

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2009-02-12

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10702

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10702

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8354

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8354