ALPINE-CVE-2014-4616 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2014-4616 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Array index error in the scanstring function in the _json module in Python 2.7 through 3.5 and simplejson before 2.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary process memory via a negative index value in the idx argument to the raw_decode function.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

5.900000095367432

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.5	python2	0, 2.6.1-r0, 2.6.1-r1
Alpine:v3.4	python	2.7.5-r1, 2.6.1-r0, 2.6.1-r1
Alpine:v3.6	python2	0, 2.6.1-r0, 2.6.1-r1

Timeline

Aug 24, 2017 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2014-4616 advisory

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