RHEL 4 : python (RHSA-2009:1177)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 40401

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2009:1177 advisory.

- python: imageop module integer overflows (CVE-2008-1679)

- python: integer signedness error in the zlib extension module (CVE-2008-1721)

- python: PyString_FromStringAndSize does not check for negative size values (CVE-2008-1887)

- python: Multiple integer overflows in python core (CVE-2008-2315)

- python: Multiple buffer overflows in unicode processing (CVE-2008-3142)

- python: Multiple integer overflows discovered by Google (CVE-2008-3143)

- python: Potential integer underflow and overflow in the PyOS_vsnprintf C API function (CVE-2008-3144)

- python: imageop module multiple integer overflows (CVE-2008-4864)

- python: stringobject, unicodeobject integer overflows (CVE-2008-5031)

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 RHEL python package based on the guidance in RHSA-2009:1177.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 40401

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1177.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 7/28/2009

Updated: 4/21/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2008-5031

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-1887

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tkinter, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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: 7/27/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1679, CVE-2008-1721, CVE-2008-1887, CVE-2008-2315, CVE-2008-3142, CVE-2008-3143, CVE-2008-3144, CVE-2008-4864, CVE-2008-5031

BID: 28715, 28749, 30491, 31932, 31976, 33187

CWE: 190

RHSA: 2009:1177

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