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TI-2006-01492 Aliases CVE-2006-1542GHSA-75w6-c37p-69v3

Stack-based buffer overflow in Python 2.4.2 and earlier, running on Linux 2.6.12.5 under…

Priority LOW 19Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00908 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.4.2Vulnerablepython-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·python-pillow

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0629 Released 2008-08-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.1.1-3, rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_1_1_3-1-0
  • RHSA-2008:0525 Released 2008-06-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update
    • Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.0.2-3, rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-1-0
    • Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.0.2-3, rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-1-0
  • RHSA-2008:0264 Released 2008-05-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.0.2-3, rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-1-0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0264
Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0629
Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0525
Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0525

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1542
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75w6-c37p-69v3

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-24108 An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-17508 The Keccak XKCP SHA-3 reference implementation before fdc6fef has an integer overflow and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02254 Python 3.x through 3.9.1 has a buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-04413 Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00217 OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
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