openSUSE Security Update : python (openSUSE-SU-2014:0518-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 75320

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This python updated fixes the following security issue :

- bnc#863741: Fixed potential buffer overflow in socket.recvfrom_into (CVE-2014-1912).

Solution

Update the affected python packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863741

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00035.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 75320

File Name: openSUSE-2014-289.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: 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:novell:opensuse:python, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-xml-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython2_7-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-doc-pdf, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-tk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-gdbm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-xml, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython2_7-1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-curses-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-idle, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython2_7-1_0-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-gdbm, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base-debuginfo-32bit

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1912

BID: 65379