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CentOS 7 : python-flask (RHSA-2020:0870)
high Nessus Plugin ID 208546
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0870 advisory.- The Pallets Project flask version Before 0.12.3 contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in flask that can result in Large amount of memory usage possibly leading to denial of service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker provides JSON data in incorrect encoding. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.12.3. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-1010083. (CVE-2018-1000656)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected python-flask package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 208546
File Name: centos_RHSA-2020-0870.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 10/9/2024
Updated: 10/9/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Low
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1000656
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-flask
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-1000656
RHSA: 2020:0870