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Oracle Linux 4 : python (ELSA-2011-0260)
high Nessus Plugin ID 68201
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2011:0260 :Updated python packages that fix multiple security issues and three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.
Multiple flaws were found in the Python rgbimg module. If an application written in Python was using the rgbimg module and loaded a specially crafted SGI image file, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2009-4134, CVE-2010-1449, CVE-2010-1450)
This update also fixes the following bugs :
* Python 2.3.4's time.strptime() function did not correctly handle the '%W' week number format string. This update backports the _strptime implementation from Python 2.3.6, fixing this issue. (BZ#436001)
* Python 2.3.4's socket.htons() function returned partially-uninitialized data on IBM System z, generally leading to incorrect results. (BZ#513341)
* Python 2.3.4's pwd.getpwuid() and grp.getgrgid() functions did not support the full range of user and group IDs on 64-bit architectures, leading to 'OverflowError' exceptions for large input values. This update adds support for the full range of user and group IDs on 64-bit architectures. (BZ#497540)
Users of Python should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected python packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-February/001946.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 68201
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0260.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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:oracle:linux:python, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-docs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tkinter, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-tools
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/24/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-4134, CVE-2010-1449, CVE-2010-1450
RHSA: 2011:0260