| Name | CVE-2014-1912 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-25-1, DSA-2880-1, ELA-165-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| python2.7 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.7.9-2-ds1-1+deb8u12 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.7.13-2+deb9u6 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.7.13-2+deb9u9 | fixed | |
| buster | 2.7.16-2+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2.7.16-2+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2.7.18-8+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| python3.4 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.4.2-1+deb8u17 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| python2.5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | ||
| python2.6 | source | squeeze | 2.6.6-8+deb6u1 | DLA-25-1 | ||
| python2.6 | source | wheezy | 2.6.8-1.1+deb7u4 | ELA-165-1 | ||
| python2.6 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | ||
| python2.7 | source | wheezy | 2.7.3-6+deb7u2 | DSA-2880-1 | ||
| python2.7 | source | (unstable) | 2.7.6-6 | low | ||
| python3.1 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | ||
| python3.2 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | ||
| python3.3 | source | (unstable) | 3.3.5-1 | low | ||
| python3.4 | source | (unstable) | 3.4.0-1 | low |
[squeeze] - python2.5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - python2.6 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - python3.1 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - python3.2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://bugs.python.org/issue20246
https://www.trustedsec.com/february-2014/python-remote-code-execution-socket-recvfrom_into/