Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Python vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-359-1 | First vendor Publication | 2006-10-06 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2006-10-06 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.04 Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.04: Ubuntu 5.10: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler discovered that Python's repr() function did not properly handle UTF-32/UCS-4 strings. If an application uses repr() on arbitrary untrusted data, this could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the python application. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-359-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10789 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10789 | ||
| Title: | Buffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted wide character UTF-32/UCS-4 strings to certain scripts. | ||
| Description: | Buffer overflow in the repr function in Python 2.3 through 2.6 before 20060822 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted wide character UTF-32/UCS-4 strings to certain scripts. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2006-4980 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for Python File : nvt/sles9p5017455.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200610-07 (python) File : nvt/glsa_200610_07.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: python+ipv6 File : nvt/freebsd_python+ipv6.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1197-1 (python2.4) File : nvt/deb_1197_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1198-1 (python2.3) File : nvt/deb_1198_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 29366 | Python repr() Function Unicode String Overflow |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-04-10 | Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : f5_bigip_SOL16398.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0713.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-10 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0264.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-10 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-10 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0629.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-12-13 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_python-2167.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-359-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-10-17 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_python-2168.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-02-18 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-181.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-25 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1197.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-25 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1198.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-20 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200610-07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-10 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2006-0713.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-10 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_fe83eb5b55e111dba5ae00508d6a62df.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-10-10 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0713.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:03:50 |
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