Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900106
Category:	Buffer overflow
Title:	Python < 2.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Linux
Summary:	Python is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.;; This VT has been deprecated and replaced by various Local Security Checks (LSC).
Description:	Summary: Python is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. This VT has been deprecated and replaced by various Local Security Checks (LSC). Vulnerability Insight: The flaws exist due to integer overflow in, - hashlib module, which can lead to an unreliable cryptographic digest results. - the processing of unicode strings. - the PyOS_vsnprintf() function on architectures that do not have a vsnprintf() function. - the PyOS_vsnprintf() function when passing zero-length strings can lead to memory corruption. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could potentially causes attackers to execute arbitrary code or create a denial of service condition. Affected Software/OS: Python 2.5.2 and prior. Solution: Fix is available in the SVN repository. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2315 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html BugTraq ID: 30491 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30491 Bugtraq: 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-1667 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1667 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-16.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:163 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:164 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/3 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8445 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8683 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9761 http://secunia.com/advisories/31305 http://secunia.com/advisories/31332 http://secunia.com/advisories/31358 http://secunia.com/advisories/31365 http://secunia.com/advisories/31518 http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 http://secunia.com/advisories/32793 http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 http://secunia.com/advisories/38675 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.525289 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:017 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-632-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2288 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 XForce ISS Database: python-modules-bo(44172) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44172 XForce ISS Database: python-multiple-bo(44173) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44173 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2316 Bugtraq: 20080813 rPSA-2008-0243-1 idle python (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495445/100/0/threaded http://secunia.com/advisories/31473 XForce ISS Database: python-hashlib-overflow(44174) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44174 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3142 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11466 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8422 XForce ISS Database: python-unicode-bo(44170) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44170 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3143 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7720 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8996 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3144 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10170 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7725 XForce ISS Database: python-pyosvsnprintf-bo(44171) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44171
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