CVE-2008-4864

7.5 HIGH 21% exploit odds No fix listed Memory safety Library

What it is

Multiple integer overflows in imageop.c in the imageop module in Python 1.5.2 through 2.5.1 allow context-dependent attackers to break out of the Python VM and execute arbitrary code via large integer values in certain arguments to the crop function, leading to a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4965 and CVE-2008-1679.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 21.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2008-11-01 00:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:58 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 21.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2008-11-01 00:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:58 UTC
Exploit probability: 21.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-190 · Integer overflow
Record status: Modified

Affected

Python < 2.4.6
Python < 2.5.3

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record