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Oracle Linux 7 : python (ELSA-2016-2586)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 94707

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2016-2586 advisory.

 - Fix for CVE-2016-1000110 HTTPoxy attack Resolves: rhbz#1359164
 - Fix for CVE-2016-5636: possible integer overflow and heap corruption in zipimporter.get_data() Resolves: rhbz#1356364
 - Fix for CVE-2016-0772 python: smtplib StartTLS stripping attack (rhbz#1303647) Raise an error when STARTTLS fails (upstream patch)
 - Fix for CVE-2016-5699 python: http protocol steam injection attack (rhbz#1303699) Disabled HTTP header injections in httplib (upstream patch) Resolves: rhbz#1346357

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2016-2586.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 94707

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2586.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2016

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5636

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

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, 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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5636

RHSA: 2016:2586