FreeBSD : Python -- multiple vulnerabilities (0e561173-0fa9-11ec-a2fa-080027948c12)

high Nessus Plugin ID 153126

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Python reports :

bpo-44394: Update the vendored copy of libexpat to 2.4.1 (from 2.2.8) to get the fix for the CVE-2013-0340 'Billion Laughs' vulnerability.
This copy is most used on Windows and macOS.

bpo-43124: Made the internal putcmd function in smtplib sanitize input for presence of \r and \n characters to avoid (unlikely) command injection.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153126

File Name: freebsd_pkg_0e5611730fa911eca2fa080027948c12.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 9/8/2021

Updated: 9/8/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:python36, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:python37, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/30/2021

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