SB2017082413 - Buffer overflow in Python
Published: August 24, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017082413
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4616)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- 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