Detections
Analytics

Fedora 17 : python-crypto-2.6-1.fc17 (2012-8392)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59344

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This update, to the current upstream pycrypto release, includes a number of regular bug fixes plus a security fix for CVE-2012-2417 (insecure ElGamal key generation). Anyone using ElGamal keys should generate new keys as soon as practical (any additional information about this bug will be tracked at https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164).

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 python-crypto package.

See Also

https://bugs.launchpad.net/pycrypto/+bug/985164

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=825162

http://www.nessus.org/u?05e92f4c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59344

File Name: fedora_2012-8392.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/4/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-crypto, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2417

FEDORA: 2012-8392