Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-1657 (CCN-32987)

Assigned:2007-03-14
Published:2007-03-14
Updated:2018-10-16
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
6.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 14 2007 - 10:55:03 CDT
Fwd: Python 2.5 (Modules/zlib) minigzip local buffer overflow vulnerability

Source: VIM
Type: UNKNOWN
20070314 [TRUE] Python 2.5 (Modules/zlib) minigzip local buffer overflow vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-1657

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
43550

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 43550
minigzip for Python file_compress Function file Argument Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Python Web site
Python Language Website

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20070314 Fwd: Python 2.5 (Modules/zlib) minigzip local buffer overflow vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
22964

Source: CCN
Type: BID-22964
MiniGZip Controls File_Compress Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
python-minigzip-bo(32987)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:python_software_foundation:python:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:python:python:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    python_software_foundation python 2.5
    python python 2.5