CVE-2014-4616: Improper Validation of Array Index
(updated )
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.
References
- bugs.python.org/issue21529
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.html
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112285
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9772-cwx9-r4cj
- hackerone.com/reports/12297
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4616
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10
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