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CVE-2007-16571 exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in the file_compress function in minigzip (Modules/zlib) in Python 2.5 allows context-dependent attackers to ex…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.7%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-29740 MiniGZip - Controls File_Compress Buffer Overflow · dos · 2007-03-14

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/462799/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • attrition.org /pipermail/vim/2007-March/001430.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VIM, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /43550 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/22964 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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