CVE-2007-1657 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.67% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-03-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| python software foundation | python |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MiniGZip - Controls File_Compress Buffer Overflow | 2007-03-14 |
References
- http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-March/001430.html
- http://osvdb.org/43550
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462799/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22964
- http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-March/001430.html
- http://osvdb.org/43550
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462799/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22964
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