FreeBSD : Python -- buffer overflow in socket.recvfrom_into() (8e5e6d42-a0fa-11e3-b09a-080027f2d077)

high Nessus Plugin ID 72768

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Vincent Danen via Red Hat Issue Tracker reports :

A vulnerability was reported in Python's socket module, due to a boundary error within the sock_recvfrom_into() function, which could be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. This could be used to crash a Python application that uses the socket.recvfrom_info() function or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running vulnerable Python code.

This vulnerable function, socket.recvfrom_into(), was introduced in Python 2.5. Earlier versions are not affected by this flaw.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72768

File Name: freebsd_pkg_8e5e6d42a0fa11e3b09a080027f2d077.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 3/3/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:python27, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:python31, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:python32, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:python33, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/1/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1912

BID: 65379

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