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SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Python (SAT Patch Number 9996)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 79619
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Python was updated to fix one security issue :- Potential wraparound/overflow in buffer() (CVE-2014-7185) As an additional hardening measure SSLv2 has been disabled. (bnc#901715)
Solution
Apply SAT patch number 9996.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898572
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 79619
File Name: suse_11_python-2014-11-19-141119.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 11/28/2014
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: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-base-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpython2_6-1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-xml, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libpython2_6-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-doc-pdf, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-idle, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-tk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-7185