CVE-2014-8165 describes an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the powerpc-utils-python package, specifically within the scripts/amsvis/powerpcAMS/amsnet.py component, due to unsafe use of the Python pickle module. This allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSS score of 10.0. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerpc-utils_project:powerpc-utils:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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