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Amazon Linux 2 : python (ALAS-2019-1258)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 127462

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

A security regression of CVE-2019-9636 was discovered in python, which still allows an attacker to exploit CVE-2019-9636 by abusing the user and password parts of a URL. When an application parses user-supplied URLs to store cookies, authentication credentials, or other kind of information, it is possible for an attacker to provide specially crafted URLs to make the application locate host-related information (e.g. cookies, authentication data) and send them to a different host than where it should, unlike if the URLs had been correctly parsed.
The result of an attack may vary based on the application.
(CVE-2019-10160)

Solution

Run 'yum update python' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1258.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 127462

File Name: al2_ALAS-2019-1258.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 1/6/2020

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

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:amazon:linux:python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-debug, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tkinter, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-10160

ALAS: 2019-1258