python-setuptools so far used only HTTP to retrieve packages, which could have lead to man in the middle attacks on newly installed python code.
This update adjusts it to use HTTPS, guaranteeing better connection integrity.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from SuSE 11 update information. The text itself is
# copyright (C) Novell, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(73512);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1633");
script_name(english:"SuSE 11.3 Security Update : python-setuptools (SAT Patch Number 9116)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"python-setuptools so far used only HTTP to retrieve packages, which
could have lead to man in the middle attacks on newly installed python
code.
This update adjusts it to use HTTPS, guaranteeing better connection
integrity."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843759"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1633.html"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply SAT patch number 9116.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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:novell:suse_linux:11:python-setuptools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/04/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/04/15");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/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/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)11") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SuSE 11");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SuSE 11", cpu);
pl = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
if (isnull(pl) || int(pl) != 3) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SuSE 11.3");
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:3, cpu:"i586", reference:"python-setuptools-0.6c8-10.19.6.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:3, cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-setuptools-0.6c8-10.19.6.1")) 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 |
---|---|---|---|
novell | suse_linux | 11 | p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:python-setuptools |
novell | suse_linux | 11 | cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11 |