CVE-2009-4134 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Python applications by sending a malformed black-and-white RGB image with a large ZSIZE value.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-4134?
CVE-2009-4134 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Python Python, published on 27 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer underflow in the rgbimg module in Python 2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large ZSIZE value in a black-and-white (aka B/W) RGB image that triggers an invalid pointer dereference.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4134?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Python Python.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4134?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-4134 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4134 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Python Python
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5g97-f544-j8g3, PSF-2010-1.