| Name | CVE-2014-4616 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 752395 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| python2.7 (PTS) | jessie | 2.7.9-2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| jessie (security) | 2.7.9-2+deb8u5 | fixed | |
| stretch (security), stretch | 2.7.13-2+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| buster | 2.7.16-2 | fixed | |
| bullseye, sid | 2.7.16-4 | fixed | |
| python3.4 (PTS) | jessie | 3.4.2-1 | fixed |
| jessie (security) | 3.4.2-1+deb8u7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| python2.5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | medium | ||
| python2.6 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | medium | ||
| python2.7 | source | (unstable) | 2.7.7-1 | medium | 752395 | |
| python3.2 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | medium | ||
| python3.3 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | medium | ||
| python3.4 | source | (unstable) | 3.4.0+20140417-1 | medium |
[squeeze] - python2.5 <no-dsa> (minor issue)
[squeeze] - python2.6 <no-dsa> (minor issue)
[wheezy] - python2.6 <no-dsa> (minor issue)
[wheezy] - python2.7 <no-dsa> (minor issue)
[wheezy] - python3.2 <no-dsa> (minor issue)
http://bugs.python.org/issue21529