Debian DSA-4588-1 : python-ecdsa - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 132110

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that python-ecdsa, a cryptographic signature library for Python, incorrectly handled certain signatures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause python-ecdsa to either not warn about incorrect signatures, or generate exceptions resulting in a denial-of-service.

Solution

Upgrade the python-ecdsa packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.13-2+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 0.13-3+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 132110

File Name: debian_DSA-4588.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/18/2019

Updated: 4/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, 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: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-ecdsa

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2019

Reference Information

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

DSA: 4588

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