Vulnerability in Powerpc-Utils Project

CVE-2014-8165

scripts/amsvis/powerpcAMS/amsnet.py in powerpc-utils-python uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object.

Published 2015-02-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Powerpc-Utils Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/4 (mailing-list)
sourceforge.net/p/powerpc-utils/mailman/message/32884230/ (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100788 (vdb-entry)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2607.html (vendor-advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72537 (vdb-entry)