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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : python2.6, python2.7, python3.2, python3.3 vulnerability (USN-2125-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 72798

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Ryan Smith-Roberts discovered that Python incorrectly handled buffer sizes when using the socket.recvfrom_into() function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Python to crash, resulting in denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2125-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72798

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2125-1.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/4/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.2-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.3, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.6-minimal, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.7-minimal, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3.3-minimal, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python2.6

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1912

BID: 65379

USN: 2125-1