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GLSA-200803-07 : Paramiko: Information disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 31382

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-07 (Paramiko: Information disclosure)

 Dwayne C. Litzenberger reported that the file 'common.py' does not properly use RandomPool when using threads or forked processes.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could predict the values generated by applications using Paramiko for encryption purposes, potentially gaining access to sensitive information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Paramiko users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-python/paramiko-1.7.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 31382

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200803-07.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 3/7/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:paramiko, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0299

GLSA: 200803-07