CVE-2014-4616

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory python.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/12297 exploit third party advisory patch
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10 vdb entry third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://bugs.python.org/issue21529 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112285 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4616?
CVE-2014-4616 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4616?
To fix CVE-2014-4616, 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-2014-4616 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4616 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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