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Fedora 17 : python-paste-script-1.7.5-4.fc17 (2012-2302)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58686

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a security flaw with Paster that prevents it from properly dropping privileges when run as root.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected python-paste-script package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790

http://www.nessus.org/u?d9238a5e

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58686

File Name: fedora_2012-2302.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/12/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-paste-script, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0878

BID: 52147

FEDORA: 2012-2302