CVE-2014-1912 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 28.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 28.11% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-03-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| python | python |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Python - 'socket.recvfrom_into()' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2014-02-24 |
References
- 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://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=GHXSmNEg
- 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.exploit-db.com/exploits/31875
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/16
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65379
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029831
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2125-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-10
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- https://www.trustedsec.com/february-2014/python-remote-code-execution-socket-recvfrom_into/
- http://bugs.python.org/issue20246
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