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🗓️ 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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The update USN-4754-2 for 'python2.7' in Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04 reverts a security fix for CVE-2021-3177 due to a regression, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code or causing a denial of service

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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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844853");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-27619", "CVE-2021-3177");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-02-26 04:01:22 +0000 (Fri, 26 Feb 2021)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:08+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:08 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  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:"2021-01-28 14:25:31 +0000 (Thu, 28 Jan 2021)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4754-2)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(14\.04\ LTS|16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4754-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4754-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1916893");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'python2.7' package(s) announced via the USN-4754-2 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-4754-1 fixed a vulnerability in Python. The fix for CVE-2021-3177 introduced a
regression in Python 2.7. This update reverts the security fix pending further investigation.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Python incorrectly handled certain inputs.
 An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
 or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2021-3177)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'python2.7' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.");

  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-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python2.7", ver:"2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm9", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python2.7-minimal", ver:"2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm9", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python2.7", ver:"2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.16", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python2.7-minimal", ver:"2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.16", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python2.7", ver:"2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.5", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"python2.7-minimal", ver:"2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.5", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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02 Feb 2024 00:00Current
9.9High risk
Vulners AI Score9.9
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.23293
SSVC
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