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openSUSE Security Update : python-crypto (python-crypto-589)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 40301

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Missing checks for the key length in the ARC2 module potentially allowed attackers to crash applications using python-crypto or potentially even cause execute arbitrary code (CVE-2009-0544).

Solution

Update the affected python-crypto package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=483345

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 40301

File Name: suse_11_1_python-crypto-090312.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:novell:opensuse:python-crypto, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0544

CWE: 119