# CVE-2014-8165: scripts/amsvis/powerpcAMS/amsnet.py in powerpc-utils-python uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-02-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

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

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