CVE-2014-4616

CVE Details

Release Date:2014-05-19

Description


Array index error in the scanstring function in the _json module inPython 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.

See more information about CVE-2014-4616 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 4 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (python27)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (python27-python)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (python27-python-pip)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (python27-python-setuptools)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (python27-python-simplejson)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (python27-python-wheel)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (python)ELSA-2015-21012015-11-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (python27)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (python27-python)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (python27-python-pip)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (python27-python-setuptools)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (python27-python-simplejson)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (python27-python-wheel)ELSA-2015-10642016-02-04



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