Is CVE-2010-1449 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1449 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1449?

CVE-2010-1449 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-1449

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 4.9%EU EUVD

Integer overflow in rgbimgmodule.c in the rgbimg module in Python 2.5 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a large image that triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3143.12.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-190
EPSS score: 4.9% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1477)
Published: May 27, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1477 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

python / python

References

http://bugs.python.org/issue8678(Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html(Mailing List)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42888(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43364(Broken Link)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:215(Broken Link)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0027.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0260.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40363(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0122(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0413(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541698(Issue Tracking, Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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