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CVE-2010-1449

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1449 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the rgbimg module of Python 2.5, which could lead to a buffer overflow when processing large images. This flaw, an incomplete fix for a previous CVE, carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact via network-based attacks with low complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0385 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: python-0:2.3.4-14.9.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: python-0:2.4.3-43.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1449Low

python: rgbimg: multiple security issues

May 10, 2010

References

bugs.python.org / issue8678
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
secunia.com / advisories/42888
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/43068
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/43364
Broken Link
support.apple.com / kb/HT4435
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0027.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0260.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/40363
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0122
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0413
Third Party Advisory