CVE-2007-1657

Published: Mar 24, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Python Software Foundation: Python

Python Software Foundation

1 product

Python

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Python Software Foundation Python	Version 2.5

References (8)

http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-March/001430.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/43550

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462799/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22964

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-March/001430.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://osvdb.org/43550

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462799/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22964

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

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