Amazon Linux 2 : python-twisted-web (ALAS-2020-1428)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 136751

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

In Twisted Web through 19.10.0, there was an HTTP request splitting vulnerability. When presented with a content-length and a chunked encoding header, the content-length took precedence and the remainder of the request body was interpreted as a pipelined request.
(CVE-2020-10109)

In Twisted Web through 19.10.0, there was an HTTP request splitting vulnerability. When presented with two content-length headers, it ignored the first header. When the second content-length value was set to zero, the request body was interpreted as a pipelined request.
(CVE-2020-10108)

Solution

Run 'yum update python-twisted-web' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1428.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 136751

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1428.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/21/2020

Updated: 3/12/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10109

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-twisted-web, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10108, CVE-2020-10109

ALAS: 2020-1428