Improper Validation of Array Index Affecting python-libs package, versions <0:2.7.5-34.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PYTHONLIBS-2055176
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 May 2014

Introduced: 19 May 2014

CVE-2014-4616  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-129  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 python-libs to version 0:2.7.5-34.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-libs package and not the python-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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