Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : bzr (MDVSA-2013:229)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69842

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated bzr packages fix security vulnerabilities :

A denial of service flaw was found in the way SSL module implementation of Python 3 performed matching of the certificate's name in the case it contained many '*' wildcard characters. A remote attacker, able to obtain valid certificate with its name containing a lot of '*' wildcard characters could use this flaw to cause denial of service (excessive CPU consumption) by issuing request to validate such a certificate for / to an application using the Python's ssl.match_hostname() functionality (CVE-2013-2099).

Solution

Update the affected bzr package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69842

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-229.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/11/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:bzr, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2099

BID: 59877

MDVSA: 2013:229

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