CVE-2006-1542

3.7 LOW 0.9% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under gcc 4.0.3 with libc 2.3.5, allows local users to cause a "stack overflow," and possibly gain privileges, by running a script from a current working directory that has a long name, related to the realpath function. NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability. However, the fact that it appears in a programming language interpreter could mean that some applications are affected, although attack scenarios might be limited because the attacker might already need to cross privilege boundaries to cause an exploitable program to be placed in a directory with a long name; or, depending on the method that Python uses to determine the current working directory, setuid applications might be affected.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2006-03-30 11:02 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:23 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 3.7 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2006-03-30 11:02 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:23 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Python ≤ 2.4.2

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 3.7

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record