Buffer Overflow Affecting python package, versions <0:2.6.6-64.el6
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
52.98% (98th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-PYTHON-2119341
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 14 Jan 2014
Introduced: 14 Jan 2014
CVE-2014-1912 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6
python
to version 0:2.6.6-64.el6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python
package and not the python
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:6
relevant fixed versions and status.
Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65379
- http://bugs.python.org/issue20246
- http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/87673659d8f7
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1912
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31875
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=GHXSmNEg
- https://www.trustedsec.com/february-2014/python-remote-code-execution-socket-recvfrom_into/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/16
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1330.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1330
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029831
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00035.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00008.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2125-1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31875