Input validation error in Python - CVE-2014-7185
Published: October 8, 2014 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33836
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7185
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
Integer overflow in bufferobject.c in Python before 2.7.8 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a large size and offset in a "buffer" function.
Affected software
Python
Gentoo Linux
python (Alpine package)
dev-lang/python
Gentoo Linux
python (Alpine package)
dev-lang/python
How to mitigate CVE-2014-7185
Install update from vendor's website.
Python - update to 2.7.8
python (Alpine package) - update to 2.7.8-r0
dev-lang/python - update to 3.3.5-r1
python (Alpine package) - update to 2.7.8-r0
dev-lang/python - update to 3.3.5-r1
External References
- http://bugs.python.org/issue21831
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/139663.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00016.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1330.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/23/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/25/47
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70089
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1146026
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96193
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031