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Debian DSA-1726-1 : python-crypto - buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 35738

Synopsis

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

Description

Mike Wiacek discovered that a buffer overflow in the ARC2 implementation of Python Crypto, a collection of cryptographic algorithms and protocols for Python allows denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the python-crypto package.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.1+dfsg1-2.3+lenny0.

Due to a technical limitation in the Debian archive management scripts the update for the old stable distribution (etch) cannot be released synchronously. It will be fixed in version 2.0.1+dfsg1-1.2+etch0 soon.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1726

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 35738

File Name: debian_DSA-1726.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/26/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-crypto, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0544

CWE: 119

DSA: 1726