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.
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-159. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
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include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_version("1.20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1119");
script_bugtraq_id(5581);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"159");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-159-1 : python - insecure temporary files");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
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script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"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."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-159"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the Python packages immediately.
This problem has been fixed in several versions of Python: For the
current stable distribution (woody) it has been fixed in version
1.5.2-23.1 of Python 1.5, in version 2.1.3-3.1 of Python 2.1 and in
version 2.2.1-4.1 of Python 2.2. For the old stable distribution
(potato) this has been fixed in version 1.5.2-10potato12 for Python
1.5. For the unstable distribution (sid) this has been fixed in
version 1.5.2-24 of Python 1.5, in version 2.1.3-6a of Python 2.1 and
in version 2.2.1-8 of Python 2.2. Python 2.3 is not affected by this
problem."
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script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2002/08/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
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script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
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include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"idle", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-base", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-dev", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-elisp", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-examples", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-gdbm", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-mpz", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-regrtest", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-tk", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"python-zlib", reference:"1.5.2-10potato13")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"idle", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"idle-python1.5", reference:"1.5.2-23.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"idle-python2.1", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"idle-python2.2", reference:"2.2.1-4.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-dev", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-doc", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-elisp", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-examples", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-gdbm", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-mpz", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-tk", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python-xmlbase", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
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if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.1-elisp", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.1-examples", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.1-gdbm", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.1-mpz", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.1-tk", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.1-xmlbase", reference:"2.1.3-3.2")) flag++;
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if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.2-doc", reference:"2.2.1-4.2")) flag++;
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if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.2-tk", reference:"2.2.1-4.2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"python2.2-xmlbase", reference:"2.2.1-4.2")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | python | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python |
debian | debian_linux | 2.2 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2 |
debian | debian_linux | 3.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0 |