Out-of-Bounds Affecting python3.2 package, versions <3.2.3-0ubuntu3.7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-PYTHON32-274613
  • published24 Aug 2017
  • disclosed24 Aug 2017

Introduced: 24 Aug 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 python3.2 to version 3.2.3-0ubuntu3.7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3.2 package and not the python3.2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 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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