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Ubuntu 13.04 : python-glanceclient vulnerability (USN-2004-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70583

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Synopsis

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

Description

Thomas Leaman discovered that the Python client library for Glance did not properly verify SSL certificates. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack.

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Solution

Update the affected python-glanceclient package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2004-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70583

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2004-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2013

Updated: 9/19/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-glanceclient

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/28/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4111

BID: 61508

USN: 2004-1