CVE-2014-0485 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

S3QL 1.18.1 and earlier uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object in (1) common.py or (2) local.py in backends/.

Published: 2014-09-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:s3ql_project:s3ql::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:s3ql_project:s3ql:1.17:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:s3ql_project:s3ql:1.18:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3013-1	s3ql security update
EUVD	EUVD-2014-0516	S3QL 1.18.1 and earlier uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object in (1) common.py or (2) local.py in backends/.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01602.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3013
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/28/3
https://bitbucket.org/nikratio/s3ql/commits/091ac263809b4e8

History

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Subscriptions

S3ql Project S3ql

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2014-09-02T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:20:18.537Z

Reserved: 2013-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-0485

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-02T14:55:03.323

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-0485

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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