CVE-2014-1912

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    CVE-2014-1912

    Published: 1 Mar 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1064.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1330.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2880, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2125-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031, http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=GHXSmNEg, http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31875, https://www.trustedsec.com/february-2014/python-remote-code-execution-socket-recvfrom_into/, http://bugs.python.org/issue20246, http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/87673659d8f7, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00035.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00008.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/16, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65379, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029831

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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