CVE-2014-7185: apple mac_os_x Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-7185 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Numeric Errors vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 5.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 6.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 08-10-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer overflow in bufferobject.c in Python before 2.7.8 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a large size and offset in a "buffer" function.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.12%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.12% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (bugs.python.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Mageia2 products
- python< 2.7.6-1.3.mga3
- python< 2.7.6-1.3.mga4
Apple1 product
- mac_os_x≤ 10.10.4
Debian1 product
- python2.7< 2.7.8-1
Python1 product
- pythonEOL≤ 2.7.7 | 2.7.1 | 2.7.1:rc1 | 2.7.2:rc1 | 2.7.3 | 2.7.4 | 2.7.5 | 2.7.6 | 2.7.1150 | 2.7.2150
Ubuntu1 product
- python2.7< 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2
5 vendors · 6 products
References
23 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139663.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
