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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : zope3 vulnerabilities (USN-848-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42146
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
It was discovered that the Zope Object Database (ZODB) database server (ZEO) improperly filtered certain commands when a database is shared among multiple applications or application instances. A remote attacker could send malicious commands to the server and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-0668)It was discovered that the Zope Object Database (ZODB) database server (ZEO) did not handle authentication properly when a database is shared among multiple applications or application instances. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions.
(CVE-2009-0669)
It was discovered that Zope did not limit the number of new object ids a client could request. A remote attacker could use this flaw to consume a huge amount of resources, leading to a denial of service.
(No CVE identifier).
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Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42146
File Name: ubuntu_USN-848-1.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 10/15/2009
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-zopeinterface, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:zope3-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-zopeinterface-dbg, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:zope3-sandbox, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:zope3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.4-zopeinterface, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:zope3-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0668, CVE-2009-0669
BID: 35987