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Amazon Linux AMI : python27, python34, python35, python36 (ALAS-2020-1407)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 139087
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
Python 2.7 through 2.7.17, 3.5 through 3.5.9, 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1 allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client because of urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler catastrophic backtracking. (CVE-2020-8492)- An issue was discovered in urllib2 in Python 2.x through 2.7.17 and urllib in Python 3.x through 3.8.0.
CRLF injection is possible if the attacker controls a url parameter, as demonstrated by the first argument to urllib.request.urlopen with \r (specifically in the host component of a URL) followed by an HTTP header. This is similar to the CVE-2019-9740 query string issue and the CVE-2019-9947 path string issue.
(This is not exploitable when glibc has CVE-2016-10739 fixed.). This is fixed in: v2.7.18, v2.7.18rc1;
v3.5.10, v3.5.10rc1; v3.6.11, v3.6.11rc1, v3.6.12; v3.7.8, v3.7.8rc1, v3.7.9; v3.8.3, v3.8.3rc1, v3.8.4, v3.8.4rc1, v3.8.5, v3.8.6, v3.8.6rc1. (CVE-2019-18348)
- Python 2.7 through 2.7.17, 3.5 through 3.5.9, 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1 allows an HTTP server to conduct Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks against a client because of urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler catastrophic backtracking. (CVE-2020-8492)
Solution
Run 'yum update python27' to update your system.Run 'yum update python34' to update your system.
Run 'yum update python35' to update your system.
Run 'yum update python36' to update your system.
See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1407.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/../../faqs.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 139087
File Name: ala_ALAS-2020-1407.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/30/2020
Updated: 2/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-18348
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python36-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python35-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python34-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python35-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python34-libs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python36, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python35-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python36-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python36-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python35-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python35-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python36-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python34, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python36-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python34-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python34-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python34-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python35, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python36-test
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: 7/29/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/30/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-18348, CVE-2020-8492
ALAS: 2020-1407