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Amazon Linux AMI : python27 (ALAS-2014-293)

high Nessus Plugin ID 72749

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.

Solution

Run 'yum update python27' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-293.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72749

File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-293.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/2/2014

Updated: 8/2/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-tools, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1912

ALAS: 2014-293