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RHEL 6 : python (RHSA-2012:0744)
high Nessus Plugin ID 59563
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for python.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:0744 advisory.- python: potential XSS in SimpleHTTPServer's list_directory() (CVE-2011-4940)
- python: distutils creates ~/.pypirc insecurely (CVE-2011-4944)
- python: SimpleXMLRPCServer CPU usage DoS via malformed XML-RPC request (CVE-2012-0845)
- python: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS (oCERT-2011-003) (CVE-2012-1150)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL python package based on the guidance in RHSA-2012:0744.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?8a2ec02e
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0744
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750555
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758905
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789790
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 59563
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2012-0744.nasl
Version: 1.26
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 6/19/2012
Updated: 4/27/2024
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: 4.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-4940
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-1150
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tkinter, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-4940, CVE-2011-4944, CVE-2012-0845, CVE-2012-1150