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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:2040-1)

🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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The python package on SUSE CaaS Platform ALL, SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3 is affected by a denial of service vulnerability

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.2040.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-18207");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-03-23 15:57:10 +0000 (Fri, 23 Mar 2018)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:2040-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0SP3)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2018:2040-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182040-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083507");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-July/004297.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'python' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:2040-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for python fixes the following issues:

The following security vulnerabilities were addressed:

- Add a check to Lib/wave.py that verifies that at least one channel is
 provided. Prior to this, attackers could cause a denial of service via a
 crafted wav format audio file. [bsc#1083507, CVE-2017-18207]");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'python' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP3.");

  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 == "SLES12.0SP3") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpython2_7-1_0", rpm:"libpython2_7-1_0~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpython2_7-1_0-32bit", rpm:"libpython2_7-1_0-32bit~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python", rpm:"python~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-32bit", rpm:"python-32bit~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-base", rpm:"python-base~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-base-32bit", rpm:"python-base-32bit~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-curses", rpm:"python-curses~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-demo", rpm:"python-demo~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-doc", rpm:"python-doc~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-doc-pdf", rpm:"python-doc-pdf~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-gdbm", rpm:"python-gdbm~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-idle", rpm:"python-idle~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-tk", rpm:"python-tk~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-xml", rpm:"python-xml~2.7.13~28.6.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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