Buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in Python 2.2 before 2.2.2, when IPv6 support…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the getaddrinfo function in Python 2.2 before 2.2.2, when IPv6 support is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an IPv6 address that is obtained using DNS.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05084 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.0 to before 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | python-pillow |
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 to before 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·python-pillow
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0150
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-942q-qwfh-7rjq
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Sources
- CVE-2004-0150 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0150 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-942q-qwfh-7rjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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