CVE-2014-1912

Summary

CVECVE-2014-1912
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-03-01 00:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS: 0.283190000 probability, percentile 0.978840000 (date 2026-07-07)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Application Python Python 2.5.1 All All All
Application Python Python 2.5.150 All All All
Application Python Python 2.5.2 All All All
Application Python Python 2.5.3 All All All
Application Python Python 2.5.4 All All All
Application Python Python 2.5.6 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.1 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.2 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.2150 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.3 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.4 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.5 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.6 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.6150 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.7 All All All
Application Python Python 2.6.8 All All All
Application Python Python 2.7.1 All All All
Application Python Python 2.7.1 rc1 All All
Application Python Python 2.7.1150 All All All
Application Python Python 2.7.1150 All All All
Application Python Python 2.7.2 rc1 All All
Application Python Python 2.7.2150 All All All
Application Python Python 2.7.3 All All All
Application Python Python 2.7.4 All All All
Application Python Python 2.7.5 All All All
Application Python Python 2.7.6 All All All
Application Python Python 3.0 All All All
Application Python Python 3.0.1 All All All
Application Python Python 3.1 All All All
Application Python Python 3.1.1 All All All
Application Python Python 3.1.2 All All All
Application Python Python 3.1.2150 All All All
Application Python Python 3.1.3 All All All
Application Python Python 3.1.4 All All All
Application Python Python 3.1.5 All All All
Application Python Python 3.2 All All All
Application Python Python 3.2 alpha All All
Application Python Python 3.2.0 All All All
Application Python Python 3.2.1 All All All
Application Python Python 3.2.2 All All All
Application Python Python 3.2.2150 All All All
Application Python Python 3.2.3 All All All
Application Python Python 3.2.4 All All All
Application Python Python 3.2.5 All All All
Application Python Python 3.3 All All All
Application Python Python 3.3 beta2 All All
Application Python Python 3.3.0 All All All
Application Python Python 3.3.1 All All All
Application Python Python 3.3.2 All All All
Application Python Python 3.3.3 All All All
Application Python Python 3.4 alpha1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2880-1 python2.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request? buffer overflow in socket.recvfrom_into af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Python Remote Code Execution in socket.recvfrom_into() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustedsec.com Exploit
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
cpython: 87673659d8f7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.python.org
Python 'sock_recvfrom_into()' Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
USN-2125-1: Python vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0518-1: moderate: update for python af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Issue 20246: buffer overflow in socket.recvfrom_into - Python tracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.python.org Patch
pastebin.com/raw.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pastebin.com Exploit
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Python Buffer Overflow in socket.recvfrom_into() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0597-1: moderate: update for python3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Python socket.recvfrom_into() - Remote Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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