A vulnerability was discovered in python by Zack Weinberg in the way that the execvpe() method from the os.py module uses a temporary file name. The file is created in an unsafe manner and execvpe() tries to execute it, which can be used by a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user running the python code that is using this method.
Update :
The previously released packages for 9.0 had an incorrect dependency on libdb.so.2 instead of libdb.so.3. This update corrects that problem.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:082.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(13980);
script_version("1.19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1119");
script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2002:082-1");
script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : python (MDKSA-2002:082-1)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"A vulnerability was discovered in python by Zack Weinberg in the way
that the execvpe() method from the os.py module uses a temporary file
name. The file is created in an unsafe manner and execvpe() tries to
execute it, which can be used by a local attacker to execute arbitrary
code with the privilege of the user running the python code that is
using this method.
Update :
The previously released packages for 9.0 had an incorrect dependency
on libdb.so.2 instead of libdb.so.3. This update corrects that
problem."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-August/027223.html"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://python.org/sf/590294"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/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:mandriva:linux:libpython2.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpython2.2-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-base");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-docs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tkinter");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2002/12/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/07/31");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/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);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpython2.2-2.2.1-14.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpython2.2-devel-2.2.1-14.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"python-2.2.1-14.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"python-base-2.2.1-14.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"python-docs-2.2.1-14.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK9.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"tkinter-2.2.1-14.2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
mandriva | linux | libpython2.2 | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpython2.2 |
mandriva | linux | libpython2.2-devel | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpython2.2-devel |
mandriva | linux | python | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python |
mandriva | linux | python-base | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-base |
mandriva | linux | python-docs | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-docs |
mandriva | linux | tkinter | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tkinter |
mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 9.0 | cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0 |