CVE-2014-4616

MEDIUM

Python 2.7.0-2.7.6 and simplejson < 2.6.1 - Memory Read via Negative Array Index in _json raw_decode

Title source: llm

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.

References (9)

Core 9

Core References

Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://hackerone.com/reports/12297

Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.html

Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7

Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://bugs.python.org/issue21529

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112285

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0038

EPSS Percentile 59.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-129

Status published

Products (5)

opensuse/opensuse 13.1

opensuse_project/opensuse 12.3

pypi/simplejson 0 - 2.6.1PyPI

python/python 2.7.0 - 2.7.7

simplejson_project/simplejson < 2.6.1

Published Aug 24, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026