Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53730
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian Security Advisory DSA 159-2 (python)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update to python;announced via advisory DSA 159-2.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update to python announced via advisory DSA 159-2. Vulnerability Insight: The bugfix we distributed in DSA 159-1 unfortunately caused Python to sometimes behave improperly when a non-executable file existed earlier in the path and an executable file of the same name existed later in the path. Zack Weinberg fixed this in the Python source. For reference, here's the original advisory text: Zack Weinberg discovered an insecure use of a temporary file in os._execvpe from os.py. It uses a predictable name which could lead execution of arbitrary code. This problem has been fixed in several versions of Python: For the current stable distribution (woody) it has been fixed in version 1.5.2-23.2 of Python 1.5, in version 2.1.3-3.2 of Python 2.1 and in version 2.2.1-4.2 of Python 2.2. For the old stable distribution (potato) this has been fixed in version 1.5.2-10potato13 for Python 1.5. For the unstable distribution (sid) this has been fixed in version 1.5.2-25 of Python 1.5, in version 2.1.3-9 of Python 2.1 and in version 2.2.1-11 of Python 2.2. Python 2.3 is not affected by the original problem. Solution: We recommend that you upgrade your Python packages. CVSS Score: 4.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-1119 BugTraq ID: 5581 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5581 Bugtraq: 20030123 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.006] OpenPKG Security Advisory (python) (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104333092200589&w=2 Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2002-045.0 ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-045.0.txt Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2002:527 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000527 Debian Security Information: DSA-159 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-159 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-082.php http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-August/027229.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-202.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-048.html http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10009.php
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