Debian DLA-26-1 : python-scipy security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 82174

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that python-scipy did not correctly handle temporary directories, which may allow arbitrary code execution.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected python-scipy, and python-scipy-dbg packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82174

File Name: debian_DLA-26.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-scipy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-scipy-dbg

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4251

BID: 63008

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