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.
Published: 2017-08-24
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD 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 Github GHSA GHSA-9772-cwx9-r4cj simplejson before 2.6.1 vulnerable to array index error
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2653-1 Python vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00444}

epss

{'score': 0.00382}


Subscriptions

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Opensuse Project Opensuse
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Simplejson Project Simplejson
cve-icon MITRE

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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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-24T20:29:00.173

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2014-4616

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-05-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-4616 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses