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openSUSE Security Update : python-ecdsa (openSUSE-2019-2474)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 130893

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for python-ecdsa to version 0.13.3 fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

 - CVE-2019-14853: Fixed unexpected exceptions during signature decoding (bsc#1153165).

 - CVE-2019-14859: Fixed a signature malleability caused by insufficient checks of DER encoding (bsc#1154217).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected python-ecdsa packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1153165

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1154217

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 130893

File Name: openSUSE-2019-2474.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/12/2019

Updated: 4/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14859

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-ecdsa, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python2-ecdsa

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-14853, CVE-2019-14859