Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2022-3310 | 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. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-9772-cwx9-r4cj | simplejson before 2.6.1 vulnerable to array index error |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2653-1 | Python vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T11:20:27.021Z
Reserved: 2014-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-4616
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-08-24T20:29:00.173
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2014-4616
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
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