Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118259
Category:	Buffer overflow
Title:	Python < 2.7.7, 3.2.x < 3.2.6, 3.3.x < 3.3.6, 3.4.x < 3.4.1 JSONDecoder.raw_decode (bpo-21529) - Linux
Summary:	Python is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Python is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: An Array index error in the scanstring function in the _json module in Python 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. Affected Software/OS: Python prior to version 2.7.7, versions 3.2.x prior to 3.2.6, 3.3.x prior to 3.3.6 and 3.4.x prior to 3.4.1. Solution: Update to version 2.7.7, 3.2.6, 3.3.6, 3.4.1 or later. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-4616 BugTraq ID: 68119 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68119 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=752395 https://hackerone.com/reports/12297 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/7 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1064 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0890 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00015.html
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