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Python < 2.7.14, 3.4.x < 3.4.8, 3.5.x < 3.5.5 PyString_DecodeEscape integer overflow (bpo-30657) - Linux

🗓️ 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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Python < 2.7.14, 3.4.x < 3.4.8, 3.5.x < 3.5.5 PyString_DecodeEscape integer overflow (bpo-30657) - Linu

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:python:python";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118247");
  script_version("2023-07-05T05:06:18+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-05 05:06:18 +0000 (Wed, 05 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-10-06 10:01:27 +0200 (Wed, 06 Oct 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-06-27 16:39:00 +0000 (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-1000158");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Python < 2.7.14, 3.4.x < 3.4.8, 3.5.x < 3.5.5 PyString_DecodeEscape integer overflow (bpo-30657) - Linux");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Buffer overflow");
  script_dependencies("gb_python_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("python/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"CPython (aka Python) is prone to an integer overflow
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"An integer overflow in the 'PyString_DecodeEscape' function in
  'stringobject.c' is resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow (and possible arbitrary code
  execution).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Python prior to version 2.7.14, versions 3.4.x prior to 3.4.8
  and 3.5.x prior to 3.5.5.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.7.14, 3.4.8, 3.5.5 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/pystring_decodeescape-integer-overflow.html");
  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"bpo-30657");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE, version_regex:"^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+" ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less( version:version, test_version:"2.7.14" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"2.7.14", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range( version:version, test_version:"3.4.0", test_version2:"3.4.7" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"3.4.8", install_path:location);
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range( version:version, test_version:"3.5.0", test_version2:"3.5.4" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"3.5.5", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

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