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Amazon Linux AMI : python-rsa (ALAS-2016-644)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88656

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

It was found that python-rsa is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher'06 attack, allowing attacker to fake signatures for any public key with low exponent. (CVE-2016-1494)

Solution

Run 'yum update python-rsa' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-644.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88656

File Name: ala_ALAS-2016-644.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/10/2016

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python27-rsa, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python26-rsa

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1494

ALAS: 2016-644