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CVE-2014-4616

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

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 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

n/an/a
pythonpythonOSS Libraries
simplejsonsimplejson project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseopensuse project
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
pythonoss-projectUSOSS Libraries
simplejson projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka simplejson
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
opensuse projectoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse, opensuse
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

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
and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 24, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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