Ubuntu 4.10 : python2.2, python2.3 vulnerability (USN-73-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20694

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The Python developers discovered a flaw in the SimpleXMLRPCServer module. Python XML-RPC servers that used the register_instance() method to register an object, but do not have a _dispatch() method, allowed remote users to access or change function internals using the im_* and func_* attributes.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20694

File Name: ubuntu_USN-73-1.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python2.2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.3-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.3-mpz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.2-xmlbase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.2-doc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.3-doc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.3-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.2-tk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.2-examples, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.2-mpz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.3-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.2-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idle-python2.3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.3-tk, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.2-dev

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0089

USN: 73-1

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