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FKIE_CVE-2009-4134

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-05-27 19:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:13
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.python.org/issue8678Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42888Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43068Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43364Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:215Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0027.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0260.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40361Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0122Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0413Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541698Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.python.org/issue8678Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/42888Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/43068Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/43364Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:215Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0027.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0260.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40361Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0122Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0413Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541698Issue Tracking, Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
python python 2.5.0

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    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Desbordamiento inferior de b\u00fafer en el m\u00f3dulo rgbimg en Python v2.5 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio  (ca\u00edda de aplicaci\u00f3n) a trav\u00e9s de un valor ZSIZE grande en una imagen RGB blanco-y-negro (tambi\u00e9n conocido como B/W) que lanza una desreferencia a un puntero no v\u00e1lido."
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  "id": "CVE-2009-4134",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:13:06.020",
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