RHEL 7 : python-twisted-web (RHSA-2020:1561)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 135927

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1561 advisory.

- python-twisted: HTTP request smuggling when presented with two Content-Length headers (CVE-2020-10108)

- python-twisted: HTTP request smuggling when presented with a Content-Length and a chunked Transfer- Encoding header (CVE-2020-10109)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python-twisted-web package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10108

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10109

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1561

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1813439

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1813447

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 135927

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-1561.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/23/2020

Updated: 3/14/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10109

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-twisted-web

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10108, CVE-2020-10109

CWE: 20, 444

RHSA: 2020:1561