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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : python (MDKSA-2005:035)

high Nessus Plugin ID 16378

Synopsis

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

Description

A flaw in the python language was found by the development team. The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module could permit remote attackers unintended access to internals of the registered object or it's module, or possibly even other modules. This only affects python XML-RPC servers that use the register_instance() method to register an object without a _dispatch() method. Servers that only use the register_function() method are not affected.

The updated packages have been patched to prevent these problems.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16378

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-035.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 2/11/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpython2.3-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-docs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64python2.3-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpython2.3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-base, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tkinter, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64python2.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0089

MDKSA: 2005:035