UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4616

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4616
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4616.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4616
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Downstream
Related
Published
2014-06-26T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:11Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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 rawdecode function.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / python2.7

Package

Name
python2.7
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.7@2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-8ubuntu3
2.7.5-8ubuntu4
2.7.6-2
2.7.6-2ubuntu1
2.7.6-3
2.7.6-3ubuntu1
2.7.6-4
2.7.6-4ubuntu1
2.7.6-5
2.7.6-7
2.7.6-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "idle-python2.7",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-minimal",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-stdlib",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython2.7-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python2.7",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python2.7-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python2.7-examples",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python2.7-minimal",
            "binary_version": "2.7.6-8ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / python3.4

Package

Name
python3.4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.4@3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4~b1-0ubuntu3
3.4~b1-4ubuntu4
3.4~b1-4ubuntu6
3.4~b1-5ubuntu2
3.4~b2-1
3.4~b3-1ubuntu1
3.4~rc1-1build1
3.4~rc2-1
3.4~rc3-0ubuntu1
3.4.0-1
3.4.0-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "idle-python3.4",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython3.4",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython3.4-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython3.4-minimal",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython3.4-stdlib",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpython3.4-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3.4",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3.4-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3.4-examples",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3.4-minimal",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}