CVE-2014-1912

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 25.71% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/87673659d8f7
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00035.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=GHXSmNEg exploit
http://bugs.python.org/issue20246 patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65379 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/16 mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1330.html vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31875 exploit
https://www.trustedsec.com/february-2014/python-remote-code-execution-socket-recvfrom_into/ exploit
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2125-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029831 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1912?
CVE-2014-1912 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1912?
To fix CVE-2014-1912, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1912 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1912 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~26% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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