Vulnerability in Opensuse_project Opensuse
CVE-2014-4616
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 th…
EPSS: 0.004 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Opensuse_project Opensuse — versions 12.3
- Python
- Simplejson_project Simplejson
- Opensuse — versions 13.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4616?
- CVE-2014-4616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse_project Opensuse, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2014-4616?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-4616 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.