Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0150 - Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Python 2.2.0/2.2.1
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN 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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-200409-03.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-03 (Python 2.2: Buffer overflow in getaddrinfo()) If IPV6 is disabled in Python 2.2, getaddrinfo() is not able to handle IPV6 DNS requests properly and a buffer overflow occurs. Impact : An attacker can execute arbitrary code as the user running python. Workaround : Users with IPV6 enabled are not affected by this vulnerability. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 14650 published 2004-09-03 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14650 title GLSA-200409-03 : Python 2.2: Buffer overflow in getaddrinfo() code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-03. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(14650); script_version("1.16"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:41"); script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0150"); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200409-03"); script_name(english:"GLSA-200409-03 : Python 2.2: Buffer overflow in getaddrinfo()"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-03 (Python 2.2: Buffer overflow in getaddrinfo()) If IPV6 is disabled in Python 2.2, getaddrinfo() is not able to handle IPV6 DNS requests properly and a buffer overflow occurs. Impact : An attacker can execute arbitrary code as the user running python. Workaround : Users with IPV6 enabled are not affected by this vulnerability." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200409-03" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All Python 2.2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-lang/python-2.2.2' # emerge '>=dev-lang/python-2.2.2'" ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:python"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/09/02"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/03"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/03/10"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("qpkg.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (qpkg_check(package:"dev-lang/python", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.2.2", "lt 2.2"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.2.2"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Python 2.2"); }
NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRAKE_MDKSA-2004-019.NASL description A buffer overflow in python 2.2 last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 14119 published 2004-07-31 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14119 title Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : python (MDKSA-2004:019) NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-458.NASL description This security advisory corrects DSA 458-2 which caused a problem in the gethostbyaddr routine. The original advisory said : Sebastian Schmidt discovered a buffer overflow bug in Python last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 15295 published 2004-09-29 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15295 title Debian DSA-458-3 : python2.2 - buffer overflow