Stack-based buffer overflow in the file_compress function in minigzip (Modules/zlib) in Python 2.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file argument.
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462799/100/0/threaded
http://osvdb.org/43550
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-March/001430.html
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2007-03-24
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.04462