CVE-2004-0150

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-04-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-120

Description

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.

Affected products

Python: from 2.2.0 before 2.2.2 — fixed in 2.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Python 2.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-458
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-03.xml
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:019
http://www.osvdb.org/4172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9836
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15409
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-458
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-03.xml
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:019
http://www.osvdb.org/4172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9836
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15409

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