Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : python (MDKSA-2002:082-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 13980

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in python by Zack Weinberg in the way that the execvpe() method from the os.py module uses a temporary file name. The file is created in an unsafe manner and execvpe() tries to execute it, which can be used by a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user running the python code that is using this method.

Update :

The previously released packages for 9.0 had an incorrect dependency on libdb.so.2 instead of libdb.so.3. This update corrects that problem.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 13980

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-082.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpython2.2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpython2.2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-base, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-docs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tkinter

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1119

MDKSA: 2002:082-1

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