OracleVM 3.4 : python (OVMSA-2020-0036)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 140169

Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

- Prefix dot in domain for proper subdomain validation

Solution

Update the affected python / python-libs packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ba1412e9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 140169

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2020-0036.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 9/2/2020

Updated: 9/4/2020

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

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: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:python, p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:python-libs, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20852