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RHEL 7 : python-flask (RHSA-2020:0870)
high Nessus Plugin ID 134674
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for python-flask.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0870 advisory.Flask is a lightweight but extensible web development framework for Python based on the Werkzeug WSGI toolkit, and the Jinja 2 template engine.
Security Fix(es):
* python-flask: Denial of Service via crafted JSON file (CVE-2018-1000656)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL python-flask package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:0870.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?93a95e23
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 134674
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-0870.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/18/2020
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Low
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1000656
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-flask, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-1000656