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GLSA-202107-36 : urllib3: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 157001

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202107-36 (urllib3: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in urllib3. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All urllib3 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-python/urllib3-1.26.5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-36

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 157001

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202107-36.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2022

Updated: 1/26/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28363

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:urllib3, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28363, CVE-2021-33503

GLSA: 202107-36