openSUSE 10 Security Update : python-wbem (python-wbem-2692)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27409

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update switches the usage from python's SSL class to python-openssl. The original python class does not verify the SSL certificates which makes python-wbem vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack.

Solution

Update the affected python-wbem package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27409

File Name: suse_python-wbem-2692.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-wbem, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2007