CVE-2014-8165

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-345

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.

Affected products

Powerpc-Utils Project Powerpc-Utils: all versions

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2607.html
http://sourceforge.net/p/powerpc-utils/mailman/message/32884230/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72537
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1073139
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100788
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2607.html
http://sourceforge.net/p/powerpc-utils/mailman/message/32884230/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72537
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1073139
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100788

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