This host has Python installed and is prone to integer overflow
vulnerability.
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
#
# Python Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)
#
# Authors:
# Chandan S <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:python:python";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800056");
script_version("2019-11-12T13:34:01+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5031");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2019-11-12 13:34:01 +0000 (Tue, 12 Nov 2019)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-11-14 10:43:16 +0100 (Fri, 14 Nov 2008)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Python Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Buffer overflow");
script_dependencies("gb_python_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("python/win/detected");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.python.org/");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Remote exploitation will allow execution of arbitrary code via large number
of integer values to modules.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Python 2.5.2 on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due the the way it handles large integer values in the
tabsize arguments as input to expandtabs methods (string_expandtabs and
nicode_expandtabs) in stringobject.c and unicodeobject.c.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Python 2.5.5 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host has Python installed and is prone to integer overflow
vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
vers = infos['version'];
path = infos['location'];
if( version_is_less_equal( version:vers, test_version:"2.5.2" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"2.5.5", install_path:path );
security_message( port:0, data:report );
}
exit( 0 );