SB2014022406 - Buffer overflow in python (Alpine package)
Published: February 24, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014022406
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1912)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a893bba9afcb00456c7f08afa6142bdc6ce8f835
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ab1c8dcbd6898c70ba5c4b4443931a668eaee196
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=44517e83530ef06b9af8a2937972ae0441f45d81
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bb4a7567de8e2f06441204087710b882f3b56c26