CVE-2014-4616

Aliases:GHSA-9772-cwx9-r4cjPSF-2017-1
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 24 Aug 2017, 20:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 11:20

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
34/100
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.43% LOW
0% probability -0.13%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Aug 2017, 20:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 11:20
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.43%• Percentile: 63%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-129•Improper Validation of Array Index

    The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array.

Affected Systems

  • opensuse_project•opensuse

    12.3

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.1

  • PyPI•simplejson

    < 2.6.1

  • python•python

    ≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.7 | ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.2.6 | ≥ 3.3.0, < 3.3.6 | ≥ 3.4.0, < 3.4.1

  • simplejson_project•simplejson

    < 2.6.1

References (11)