CVE-2014-4616

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.9
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.558

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Python 3.3.6Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2014-4616,CVE-2016-9063 are affected in Python 3.4.6Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2014-4616 are fixed in Python-simplejson 2.6.1Windows
An interactive high-level object-oriented language (USN-2653-1) python3.4_3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1_i386.debLinux
An interactive high-level object-oriented language (USN-2653-1) python3.4_3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1_amd64.debLinux
An interactive high-level object-oriented language (USN-2653-1) python3.4-minimal_3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1_i386.debLinux
An interactive high-level object-oriented language (USN-2653-1) python3.4-minimal_3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1_amd64.debLinux
Vulnerabilities CVE-2014-4616 are fixed in Python-simplejson for linux 2.6.1Linux
Improper Validation of Array Index Vulnerability (CVE-2014-4616)NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234