CVE-2014-4616

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.

• CWE-129

• http://bugs.python.org/issue21529Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112285Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/12297Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://bugs.python.org/issue21529Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112285Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/12297Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Aug 24, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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