Python < 2.7.4, 3.2.x < 3.2.4 Vulnerability in the utf-16 decoder after error handling (bpo-14579) - Linux

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118269");
  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:"2021-11-01 11:45:13 +0100 (Mon, 01 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-2135");

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

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

  script_name("Python < 2.7.4, 3.2.x < 3.2.4 Vulnerability in the utf-16 decoder after error handling (bpo-14579) - Linux");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

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

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Python is prone to a vulnerability in the UTF-16 decoder.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The utf-16 decoder in Python does not update the aligned_end
  variable after calling the unicode_decode_call_errorhandler function, which allows remote
  attackers to obtain sensitive information (process memory) or cause a denial of service (DoS)
  (memory corruption and crash) via unspecified vectors.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Python prior to version 2.7.4 and 3.2.x prior to 3.2.4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.7.4, 3.2.4 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/utf-16-decoder-after-error-handling.html");
  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"bpo-14579");

  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:"2.7.4" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"2.7.4", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range( version:version, test_version:"3.2.0", test_version2:"3.2.3" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"3.2.4", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );