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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python (MDVSA-2014:197)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78613

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated python packages fix security vulnerability :

Python before 2.7.8 is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the buffer type (CVE-2014-7185).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0399.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78613

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-197.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 10/22/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64python-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64python2.7, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-docs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tkinter, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tkinter-apps, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7185

BID: 70089

MDVSA: 2014:197