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RHEL 8 : Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1.6 (python-httplib2) (RHSA-2021:2116)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 149997

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:2116 advisory.

 - python-httplib2: CRLF injection via an attacker controlled unescaped part of uri for httplib2.Http.request function (CVE-2020-11078)

 - python-httplib2: Regular expression denial of service via malicious header (CVE-2021-21240)

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 python3-httplib2 package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11078

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21240

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2116

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1845937

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1926885

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 149997

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-2116.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/27/2021

Updated: 12/28/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11078

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-httplib2

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: 5/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11078, CVE-2021-21240

CWE: 113, 400

RHSA: 2021:2116