Medium severity · published Aug 24, 2017
CVE-2014-4616
Array index error in the scanstring function in the _json module in Python 2.7 through 3.5 and simplejson before 2.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary process…
5.9
CVSS
7.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Array index error in the scanstring function in the _json module in Python 2.7 through 3.5 and simplejson before 2.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary process memory via a negative index value in the idx argument to the raw_decode function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.8% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1 · source: NVD
PY
Python · Python
2.7.0 before 2.7.7; 3.0.0 before 3.2.6; 3.3.0 before 3.3.6; 3.4.0 before 3.4.1 · source: NVD
SI
Simplejson · Simplejson Project
before 2.6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4616
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4616
Issue Tracking
http://bugs.python.org/issue21529
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.html
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395
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