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CVE-2014-1912 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
python python	2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 2.5.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.150:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2150:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6150:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1150:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1150::::::x64: cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2150:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.1.2150::::::x64: cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2:alpha:::::: cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.2.2150:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3:beta2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:python:python:3.4:alpha1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x	<= 10.10.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

16 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 25, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 25, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 25, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 16, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 9, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 30, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Aug 18, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 3, 2014	Initial Analysis	[email protected]