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MiracleLinux 7 : python-2.7.5-48.0.1.el7.AXS7 (AXSA:2016-1185:04)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 289733

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2016-1185:04 advisory.

 IPy is a Python module for handling IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses and Networks in a fashion similar to perl's Net::IP and friends. The IP class allows a comfortable parsing and handling for most notations in use for IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses and Networks.
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2016-5636 Integer overflow in the get_data function in zipimport.c in CPython (aka Python) before 2.7.12, 3.x before 3.4.5, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a negative data size value, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
 Additional Changes:

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected python, python-devel and / or python-libs packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/7617

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 289733

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2016-1185.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2026

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5636

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: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python-libs, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:7

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5636