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GLSA-201701-18 : Python: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96399

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-18 (Python: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Python. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted index file using Python’s dumbdbm module, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.
 A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted input stream using Python’s zipimporter module, possibly allowing attackers to cause unspecified impact.
 A man in the middle attacker could strip out the STARTTLS command without generating an exception on the Python SMTP client application, preventing the establishment of the TLS layer.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Python 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/python-2.7.12:2.7' All Python 3 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/python-3.4.5:3.4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-18

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96399

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-18.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 1/11/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: 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 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:gentoo:linux:python, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0772, CVE-2016-5636

GLSA: 201701-18