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CVE-2007-4965 Detail

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the imageop module in Python 2.5.1 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via crafted arguments to (1) the tovideo method, and unspecified other vectors related to (2) imageop.c, (3) rbgimgmodule.c, and other files, which trigger heap-based buffer overflows.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (10/15/2007)

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=295971 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192876 Third Party Advisory 
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html Mailing List 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Mailing List 
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065826.html Exploit 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074697 Third Party Advisory 
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0254 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1551 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1620 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-07.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:012 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:013 Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0629.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487990/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25696 Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-585-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3201 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36653 VDB Entry 
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1885 Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10804 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8486 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8496 Broken Link 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00378.html Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4965
NVD Published Date:
09/18/2007
NVD Last Modified:
08/02/2023
Source:
MITRE