CVE-2014-4616 Information

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://bugs.python.org/issue21529 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.html http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112285 https://hackerone.com/reports/12297 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9