Stack-based buffer overflow in the file_compress function in minigzip (Modules/zlib) in…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04708 91st 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_software_foundation:python:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Python Software Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:python_software_foundation:python:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Python Software Foundation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1657
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pr57-xgx2-vrxx
References
More Python Software Foundation Python vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03942 Tools/faqwiz/move-faqwiz.sh (aka the generic FAQ wizard moving tool) in Python 2.4.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2007-1657 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1657 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pr57-xgx2-vrxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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