Debian DLA-1189-1 : python2.7 security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 104748

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

A minor security vulnerability has been discovered in Python 2.7, an interactive high-level object-oriented language.

CVE-2017-1000158

CPython (the reference implementation of Python also commonly known as simply Python) versions 2.6 and 2.7 are vulnerable to an integer overflow and heap corruption, leading to possible arbitrary code execution. The nature of the error has to do with improper handling of large strings with escaped characters.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 2.7.3-6+deb7u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your python2.7 packages.

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Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 104748

File Name: debian_DLA-1189.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/27/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python2.7-minimal, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python2.7-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpython2.7, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python2.7, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python2.7-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python2.7-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python2.7-examples, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:idle-python2.7

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000158

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