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Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : python (ELSA-2016-1626)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93034

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-1626 advisory.

 - Fix for CVE-2016-1000110 HTTPoxy attack Resolves: rhbz#1359161
 - Fix for CVE-2016-0772 python: smtplib StartTLS stripping attack (rhbz#1303647) Raise an error when STARTTLS fails (upstream patch)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-1626.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93034

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-1626.nasl

Version: 2.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/19/2016

Updated: 2/18/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1000110

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-test, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tkinter, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-debug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-tools

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0772, CVE-2016-1000110, CVE-2016-5699

RHSA: 2016:1626