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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : python-httplib2 vulnerability (USN-1948-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 69824

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

It was discovered that httplib2 only validated SSL certificates on the first request to a connection, and didn't report validation failures on subsequent requests. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could possibly be exploited in certain scenarios to alter or compromise confidential information in applications that used the httplib2 library.

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Solution

Update the affected python-httplib2 package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1948-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 69824

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1948-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/10/2013

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-httplib2, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2037

BID: 52179

USN: 1948-1