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TI-2010-01404 Aliases CVE-2010-1450GHSA-rcg8-wv74-2qwr

Multiple buffer overflows in the RLE decoder in the rgbimg module in Python 2.5 allow…

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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the RLE decoder in the rgbimg module in Python 2.5 allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via an image file containing crafted data that triggers improper processing within the (1) longimagedata or (2) expandrow function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04877 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 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:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0Vulnerablepython-pillow
  • cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·python-pillow

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2011:0260 Released 2011-02-16 · Red Hat rating Low
    python security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 python-2.3.4-14.9.el4, python-2.3.4-14.9.el4.i386, python-2.3.4-14.9.el4.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 python-2.3.4-14.9.el4, python-2.3.4-14.9.el4.i386, python-devel-2.3.4-14.9.el4 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 python-2.3.4-14.9.el4, python-2.3.4-14.9.el4.i386, python-2.3.4-14.9.el4.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 python-2.3.4-14.9.el4, python-2.3.4-14.9.el4.i386, python-2.3.4-14.9.el4.ia64 +12
  • RHSA-2011:0027 Released 2011-01-13 · Red Hat rating Low
    python security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) python-2.4.3-43.el5, python-2.4.3-43.el5.i386, python-2.4.3-43.el5.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) python-2.4.3-43.el5, python-2.4.3-43.el5.i386, python-libs-2.4.3-43.el5 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) python-2.4.3-43.el5, python-devel-2.4.3-43.el5, python-devel-2.4.3-43.el5.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:0027
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0260
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:0027
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:0027
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0260
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0260
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0260

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1450
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcg8-wv74-2qwr

References

Patch 2

Advisory 9

  • 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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