ubuntu-cve-2014-4616
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-06-26 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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          },
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        "2.7.6-4",
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        "2.7.6-5",
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        "2.7.6-8"
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    },
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      },
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      ],
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        "3.4~b1-4ubuntu4",
        "3.4~b1-4ubuntu6",
        "3.4~b1-5ubuntu2",
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        "3.4~b3-1ubuntu1",
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        "3.4~rc3-0ubuntu1",
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4616",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:43Z",
  "published": "2014-06-26T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4616"
    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2653-1"
    },
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    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-4616"
  ]
}



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