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CVE-2014-4616

Published: Aug 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-129
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.1%
Top 5.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-129

Affected Products

python
oss-project·US
pythonLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
simplejson project
oss-projectaka simplejson
simplejsonLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse project
oss-project·DEaka opensuse
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
PyPI
package-ecosystem
simplejson
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://hackerone.com/reports/12297
hackerone.com
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395
bugs.debian.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html
rhn.redhat.com
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