Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python-setuptools (MDVSA-2013:227)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69822

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in python-setuptools/python-virtualenv :

easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response to the default use of the product (CVE-2013-1633).

The updated python-setuptools packages has been upgraded to the 0.9.8 version and the python-virtualenv packages has been upgraded to the 1.10.1 version which is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected python-pkg-resources, python-setuptools and / or python-virtualenv packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69822

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-227.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/10/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-pkg-resources, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-setuptools, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-virtualenv, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1633

BID: 61827

MDVSA: 2013:227

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