Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200807-16 (python)

# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $
# Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2008 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisories, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# 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
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#
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#

include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "Multiple vulnerabilities in Python may allow for the execution of arbitrary
code.";
tag_solution = "All Python 2.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/python-2.4.4-r14'

All Python 2.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/python-2.5.2-r6'

Please note that Python 2.3 is masked since June 24, and we will not be
releasing updates to it. It will be removed from the tree in the near
future.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200807-16
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230640
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232137";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200807-16.";

                                                                                

if(description)
{
 script_id(61391);
 script_version("$Revision: 6596 $");
 script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 11:21:37 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
 script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-24 21:14:03 +0200 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008)");
 script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2315", "CVE-2008-2316", "CVE-2008-3142", "CVE-2008-3143", "CVE-2008-3144");
 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("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200807-16 (python)");



 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2008 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
 script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
 script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
 script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
 script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
 script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
 script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
 script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
 script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"dev-lang/python", unaffected: make_list("rge 2.4.4-r14", "ge 2.5.2-r6"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 2.5.2-r6"))) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

if (report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}