CVE-2014-8165

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8165
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-02-19 15:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionscripts/amsvis/powerpcAMS/amsnet.py in powerpc-utils-python uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-345 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Powerpc-utils Project Powerpc-utils - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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powerpc-utils CVE-2014-8165 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Bug 1073139 – CVE-2014-8165 powerpc-utils-python: arbitrary code execution due to unpickling untrusted input af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Powerpc-utils / [Powerpc-utils-devel] [RFC PATCH] amsvis/amsnet: Replace pickle with json af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE-2014-8165: remote code execution in powerpc-utils-python af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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