Out-of-Bounds Affecting python27-runtime package, versions <0:1.1-17.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
38.99% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PYTHON27RUNTIME-2493538
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Mar 2014

Introduced: 1 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-1912  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 python27-runtime to version 0:1.1-17.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1064.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python27-runtime package and not the python27-runtime package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

CVSS Scores

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