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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 / 11.10 : python-httplib2 vulnerability (USN-1375-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58144

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Synopsis

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

Description

The httplib2 Python library earlier than version 0.7.0 did not perform any server certificate validation when using HTTPS connections. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to alter or compromise confidential information in applications that used the httplib2 library.

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Solution

Update the affected python-httplib2 and / or python3-httplib2 packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1375-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58144

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1375-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/28/2012

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-httplib2, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-httplib2, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2012

Reference Information

BID: 52179

USN: 1375-1