VulnerabilityModified
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 memory via a negative index value in the idx argument to the raw_decode…
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 8.13%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 8.13% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-129
- Affected
- python/python · simplejson project/simplejson · opensuse/opensuse · opensuse project/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.python.org/issue21529Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112285Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/12297Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://bugs.python.org/issue21529Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112285Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/12297Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.