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CVE-2014-1912
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…
High7.5EPSS 27.2%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 27.2% · top 1.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (19)
- http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/87673659d8f7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0518 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0597 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:1064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=GHXSmNEg (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://bugs.python.org/issue20246 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2880 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201503-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 65379 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140212 Re: CVE request? buffer overflow in socket.recvfrom_into (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:1330 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 31875 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://www.trustedsec.com/february-2014/python-remote-code-execution-socket-recvfrom_into/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2125-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1029831 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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