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Fedora 17 : python-virtualenv-1.9.1-1.fc17 (2013-8221)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66580

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- Fixes two security issues with the bundled copy of pip :

 - Insecure tempdir usage CVE-2013-1888

 - Uses http:// to download packages instead of https:// See changelog at:
 http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv#id2 Multiple bugfixes. See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv/1.7.1.2 for information. Multiple bugfixes. See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv/1.7.1.2 for information. See changelog at:
 http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv#id2 Multiple bugfixes. See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv/1.7.1.2 for information. Multiple bugfixes. See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv/1.7.1.2 for information. See changelog at:
 http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv#id2 Multiple bugfixes. See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv/1.7.1.2 for information. Multiple bugfixes. See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv/1.7.1.2 for information.

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Solution

Update the affected python-virtualenv package.

See Also

https://pypi.org/project/virtualenv/#id2

https://pypi.org/project/virtualenv/1.7.1.2/

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923974

http://www.nessus.org/u?82c18a90

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66580

File Name: fedora_2013-8221.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/24/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-virtualenv, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1888

FEDORA: 2013-8221