01 Record
CVE-2014-8165
scripts/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.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
scripts/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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.76% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-02-19 15:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-10-10
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d9a3ea77fd52d94939c92de2376cdb5060fd50edbbe834623d9622ab628c2919
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150209 CVE-2014-8165: remote code execution in powerpc-utils-pythonhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/4
- sourceforge.net[Powerpc-utils-devel] 20140930 [RFC PATCH] amsvis/amsnet: Replace pickle with jsonhttp://sourceforge.net/p/powerpc-utils/mailman/message/32884230/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compowerpcutils-cve20148165-code-exec(100788)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100788
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2607http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2607.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1073139
- www.securityfocus.com72537http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72537