Vulnerability in Python Software Foundation
CVE-2007-1657
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Python Software Foundation — versions 2.5
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462799/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-March/001430.html (mailing-list)
- osvdb.org/43550 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/22964 (Exploit, vdb-entry)