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CentOS 3 / 4 : python (CESA-2006:0713)

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Updated Python packages are now available to correct a security issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language.

A flaw was discovered in the way that the Python repr() function handled UTF-32/UCS-4 strings. If an application written in Python used the repr() function on untrusted data, this could lead to a denial of service or possibly allow the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the Python application. (CVE-2006-4980)

In addition, this errata fixes a regression in the SimpleXMLRPCServer backport for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 that was introduced with RHSA-2005:109.

Users of Python should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2006:0713 and 
# CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2006:0713 respectively.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(22514);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-4980");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2006:0713");

  script_name(english:"CentOS 3 / 4 : python (CESA-2006:0713)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated Python packages are now available to correct a security issue
in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
language.

A flaw was discovered in the way that the Python repr() function
handled UTF-32/UCS-4 strings. If an application written in Python used
the repr() function on untrusted data, this could lead to a denial of
service or possibly allow the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the Python application. (CVE-2006-4980)

In addition, this errata fixes a regression in the SimpleXMLRPCServer
backport for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 that was introduced with
RHSA-2005:109.

Users of Python should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue."
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2006-October/013317.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f08c303d"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2006-October/013318.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6bfd9752"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2006-October/013319.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2d9eed51"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2006-October/013321.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?844a531a"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2006-October/013323.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?eaf048b4"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2006-October/013324.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e7587a23"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected python packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-docs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tkinter");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:4");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"CentOS Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/release");
if (isnull(release) || "CentOS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "CentOS");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(3|4)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS 3.x / 4.x", "CentOS " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "CentOS", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"python-2.2.3-6.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"python-devel-2.2.3-6.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"python-docs-2.2.3-6.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"python-tools-2.2.3-6.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"tkinter-2.2.3-6.5")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", reference:"python-2.3.4-14.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", reference:"python-devel-2.3.4-14.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", reference:"python-docs-2.3.4-14.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", reference:"python-tools-2.3.4-14.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", reference:"tkinter-2.3.4-14.3")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "python / python-devel / python-docs / python-tools / tkinter");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
centoscentospythonp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python
centoscentospython-develp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-devel
centoscentospython-docsp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-docs
centoscentospython-toolsp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python-tools
centoscentostkinterp-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tkinter
centoscentos3cpe:/o:centos:centos:3
centoscentos4cpe:/o:centos:centos:4