The remote host is missing an update for the 'python26' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-292 advisory. Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string. 'python26' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Please install the updated package(s)
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 102 |
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![]() | CVE-2014-1912 | 21 Feb 201400:00 | β | ubuntucve |
![]() | Buffer overflow | 1 Mar 201400:55 | β | prion |
![]() | Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-293) | 8 Sep 201500:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Python 'socket.recvfrom_into' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Mar 2014) - Windows | 5 Mar 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Python 'socket.recvfrom_into' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Mar 2014) - Linux | 1 Nov 202100:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2014:0576-1) | 9 Jun 202100:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for python FEDORA-2014-2394 | 17 Feb 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for python3 FEDORA-2014-2418 | 17 Feb 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for python3 FEDORA-2014-2418 | 17 Feb 201400:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2125-1) | 4 Mar 201400:00 | β | openvas |
Source | Link |
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alas | www.alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-292.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120153");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-1912");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-09-08 11:18:43 +0000 (Tue, 08 Sep 2015)");
script_version("2025-01-23T05:37:38+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-23 05:37:38 +0000 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)");
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_name("Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-292)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/amazon_linux", "ssh/login/release");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"ALAS-2014-292");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-292.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'python26' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-292 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Buffer overflow in the socket.recvfrom_into function in Modules/socketmodule.c in Python 2.5 before 2.7.7, 3.x before 3.3.4, and 3.4.x before 3.4rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'python26' package(s) on Amazon Linux.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "AMAZON") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python26", rpm:"python26~2.6.9~1.43.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python26-debuginfo", rpm:"python26-debuginfo~2.6.9~1.43.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python26-devel", rpm:"python26-devel~2.6.9~1.43.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python26-libs", rpm:"python26-libs~2.6.9~1.43.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python26-test", rpm:"python26-test~2.6.9~1.43.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python26-tools", rpm:"python26-tools~2.6.9~1.43.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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