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Debian DSA-1481-1 : python-cherrypy - missing input sanitising

high Nessus Plugin ID 30189

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that a directory traversal vulnerability in CherryPy, a pythonic, object-oriented web development framework, may lead to denial of service by deleting files through malicious session IDs in cookies.

Solution

Upgrade the python-cherrypy packages.

The old stable distribution (sarge) doesn't contain python-cherrypy.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.1-3etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1481

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 30189

File Name: debian_DSA-1481.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/6/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

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:debian:debian_linux:python-cherrypy, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/5/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0252

CWE: 22

DSA: 1481