Fedora Core 3 : mod_python-3.1.3-5.2 (2005-140)

high Nessus Plugin ID 16374

Synopsis

The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.

Description

Graham Dumpleton discovered a flaw affecting the publisher handler of mod_python, used to make objects inside modules callable via URL. A remote user could visit a carefully crafted URL that would gain access to objects that should not be visible, leading to an information leak.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0088 to this issue.

This update includes a patch which fixes this issue.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected mod_python and / or mod_python-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a59c484e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16374

File Name: fedora_2005-140.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/10/2005

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mod_python, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mod_python-debuginfo, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:3

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0088

FEDORA: 2005-140